I have been photographing with Sinar cameras for over 30 years and now also use Toyo and Wista. I have been using a compendium hood from the time I got my F2 in 1989. The hood doesn't add much in the way of weight or bulk when you consider the camera, lenses, film holders and all the other paraphernalia an architectural photographer has to carry. I agree that Sinar's implementation of the compendium hood is a bit fiddly. In my opinion, Toyo makes a great hood. It can be attached and removed easily, flips up out of the way when necessary, is fully adjustable, and with a small adapter, can be easily mounted on my F2 and P2 cameras. The benefits of a compendium hood are far too great to even consider not using one.
Kumar
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