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Snapper
Posted 17/10/2005 - 11:25 Link
Greetings one and all
Am now the proud owner of the above camera and a delight to use but Please: Can anybody explain the reason for the small manufactured removable panel in the lens hoods?

many thanks
John
Kim C
Posted 17/10/2005 - 11:35 Link
Snapper wrote:
Greetings one and all
Am now the proud owner of the above camera and a delight to use but Please: Can anybody explain the reason for the small manufactured removable panel in the lens hoods?

many thanks
John

It's so you can rotate a polarizing filter if you have one fitted

Kim
Snapper
Posted 17/10/2005 - 11:42 Link
My sincere thanks Kim for such a speedy reply and of the info supplied..

John
Anonymous
Posted 17/10/2005 - 14:57 Link
It also allows you to use manual focus if you have the lens hood stowed backwards on the lens, and makes putting on or removing the lens cap with the hood in place much easier.

If you're a bit slow on the uptake like me, you might like to know that the lens hood obscures the built-in flash at the wide end. Not that you'd usually need a lens hood and flash at the same time, but it can ruin a flash picture if you leave it on.

Steve

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