Our good friends at LensCoat have been looking at the problems we face in the field and have come up with two very cool new products. The first is the TravelHood (seen here on my 800mm wearing its LensCoat). Now why would you want to replace that solid lens hood on your big glass with this? Gee … let me think about this for oh, a nano second. Weight … that’s one. But what about the extra padding it provides around that front element when you’re traveling? Twice I had a knock to my 600f4 when traveling making that hard shade get a little out of round. How about speed of attaching the shade? How about extra depth the TravelHood provides over the OEM shade? Ever noticed replacement cost for the OEM shade if lost or damaged? The shade for the 800f5.6 is $1k! That’s just a couple of reasons I can think of quickly, sure there is more. This is very cool, and so it this. LensCoat is going to have a 2 week presale and during that time offer it for $10 off, the regular price. The regular price for the TravelHood Small which fits the 300 2.8, 200-400, and 500 f4 will be $109 ($99 during the presale) and the TravelHood Large will sell for $119 ($109 during the presale).
The BodyBag Sports is a really cool new coat to protect body/lens combo from life’s bumps and bruises. I particularly love it shooting air to air because of all the sharp edges inside an aircraft. The nicks normally happen getting in and out of the aircraft so that’s when I have my D4s / 80-400VR in the BodyBag (see above). It’s simple, it’s easy, it works and it protects are very precious gear. Great new products from LensCoat. Thanks Scott!