>>>Winsor
>>>
>>They certainly do, Winsor, especially the buyers of used Zuikos that
>>come without one!
>>
>>Frank.
>>
>New Zuikos do not include shades either unless built in. Seems like a shade
>is such cheap insurance against flare, especially in the western U.S. where
>sunshine is the rule, not the exception. You can't take_all_those shots
>with the sun at your back! :-)
>
>Winsor
>
>Winsor Crosby
Some still do! I recently took delivery of a new 35-80 F2.8 Zuiko and
expected to get stung extra for the flower shaped hood, but was pleasantly
suprised to find it was included. It is a stiff rubber material, with a
metal ring that facilitates bayonet mount onto front of the lens. Quite a
nice arrangement once you get used to it.
any zuikos I get that don't have hoods always get a fitting for one before
first use in the field. I tend to raid camera shops for hoods in 49/55mm
size, especially metal hoods. You can pick them up in most camera stores
that handle trade-ins for about $2-$3 if you are prepared to rummage around
in the cardboard box that most camera shops tend to have. I just buy any
good looking hood, then mix and match : check for vignetting a. by stopping
down and looking thru open back of camera, then b. verify by shooting
non-critical subjects til I'm satisfied. Would be good to be able to get
genuine Oly hoodss/h, but they are a bit thin on the ground here in Aust.
It is imporant to buy different styles of hoods to suit different focal
lengths. I have a beauty on my 90mm F2 macro that I picked up this way -
nice and deep. I also have a good wide one for my 35mm F2.
I really don't like the flimsy rubber hoods.
When I purchased my 18mm F3.5 last year (secondhand), I ordered the genuine
OM 49-72mm adaptor/hood and it cost $60 and had to be shipped from japan (4
weeks!). There was no way I could expect to stumble across one of those
used....
I'm a bit naughty I guess in that I tend to not use a lens cap on each
lens, but rather leave a metal lens hood on permanently to protect the
glass. I nearly always use a UV filter or 81A filter for protection (yeh I
know, John Shaw and most pros says not to, but old habits die hard).
Lenses are generally in my shoulder bag front-down, resting on their metal
hood. It is very easy to change lenses this way, with the rear lens cap of
the lens going onto the camera, being transferred to the lens coming off
the camera (very promiscuous I guess). The hoods are generally deep enough
to protect against the odd finger mark, help protect from rain or water
dripping off trees etc, and - heaven forbid - a crash onto the ground will
result in a dinged $3 lens hood but hopefully save the lens.
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