good evening
Was wondering what peoples experiences were with these two?
I mainly shoot outdoors and on the street.
Any perspectives with pros and cons is greatly appreciated.
CHris
good evening
Was wondering what peoples experiences were with these two?
I mainly shoot outdoors and on the street.
Any perspectives with pros and cons is greatly appreciated.
CHris
I assume you’re referring to dark cloths?
Lachlan.
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yes
Any question like this will get a variety of preferences. I've been using a 4x5 for a very long time, and simply use a heavy weight black tee shirt with the neck stretched around the GG and my head inserted in the hem.
Long time BTZS hood user, what I like is that they are compact and they really block out the light, which helps a lot when focusing my f8 and f9 lenses. I also have a Black Jacket which is pretty nice too but it doesn’t block out quite as much light as the BTZS hood. Haven’t used the Harrison although I did buy one for my 7x17 so I could drop it over leaky bellows, but that project stalled out so I can’t comment on the Harrison other than it’s nicely made.
Roger
Thanks so much. I imagine th eharrison you can drape over the whole camera if you really need to? Well, thats what it looks like to me from th eimages on the site.
I definitely prefer the BTZS over a traditional darkcloth if it windy. My 4x5 BTZS hood rolls up into a 3" diameter x 8" long bundle and weights 14 oz / 390 grams. What I tend to do, is to fold it in half or thirds and use it for additional padding for my camera so it doesn't take up much room at all.
Roger
Here's a nice video comparing the two types. Maybe I've been using my Harrison wrong as the video shows it around the front of the camera and not around the rear standard as I use. Also, I have asymmetrical adjustments with the rear standard which may make it more difficult to use in the back. I'll have to try the video's method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbEsE06g0oM
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