Lens hoods have a purpose. It might be helpful if you learn what that is.
It’s rare that I step up on my soap box about gear, after all to each their own. But this one is just a pet peeve as it causes so many potential problems.
The lens hood doesn’t point this way when the lens is out of your camera bag!
- Lens hoods are reversed when packing the lens into a lens pouch or for shipping. This makes it more compact.
- Turn it around to provide physical protection to the front of your lens. This can minimize damage from drops, bumps, or running into things.
- Mounting the lens hood forward also cuts down on unwanted lens flares that can strip a shot of detail and wash out the frame.
- Turning it around also makes it easier to see and operate the manual controls on your lens.
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