bcgFollower
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Hi,
to me it seems many shy animals (incl. many birds) are less afraid if you leave the lens hood away, especially on larger super telephoto ones (400 2.8 in my case). And ideally use some cloth over the lens to make it look less barrel-shaped from the side.
I tested how it looks using myself: looking into a tube with a big "pupil" glass inside indeed looks more scary (raptor-like) than an "open" pupil without the tube around (herbivore style).
Of course be careful if stray light hits your lens if it cannot handle it, and the hood also provides a lot of protection for the front glass..
What are your experiences in this regard? Here in Europe such "bushcrafting" techniques are essential to get anything reasonable close in nature (i.e. not parks or the like).
to me it seems many shy animals (incl. many birds) are less afraid if you leave the lens hood away, especially on larger super telephoto ones (400 2.8 in my case). And ideally use some cloth over the lens to make it look less barrel-shaped from the side.
I tested how it looks using myself: looking into a tube with a big "pupil" glass inside indeed looks more scary (raptor-like) than an "open" pupil without the tube around (herbivore style).
Of course be careful if stray light hits your lens if it cannot handle it, and the hood also provides a lot of protection for the front glass..
What are your experiences in this regard? Here in Europe such "bushcrafting" techniques are essential to get anything reasonable close in nature (i.e. not parks or the like).