Originally Posted by
grat
I have the Chamonix folding carbon-fiber hood. It doesn't block out as much light as the cloth hood, but it does cut down on glare considerably, and can allow use of the camera without a dark cloth. It's comparable to the usual folding hoods, looks nice folded up, and does a nice job protecting the GG / fresnel.
Easy enough to pop on-off and would be nice if it had a hinged base plate to allow it to be swung aside quickly-- but that goes against the Chamonix philosophy of "lighter is better".
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