Originally posted by eddie1960 HAHA
I was walking around the gardens at a chateau in the loire in the late 90s with an mz5 and an mz50 around my neck, both with modest lenses but with Cokin filter systems attached, I had a guy from Africa come up and ask what magazine I was shooting for
Eddie, I love these modular hoods--but for me, I think it has more to do with ***** size issues. (HAH!)
But seriously folks:
They're versatile and offer great protection for the lens. And when you look at my lens list, how the heck can you have separate hoods to accommodate all of those FLs and filter diameters? (I always want to use the longest hood I can without vignetting.)
With the Cokin, I just buy the different rings.
Granted, my CP isn't the greatest, but it's a compromise I have to live with to make sure I HAVE a CP on there, which I really need down here most of the time.