Dear Doc.......
U wrote......
>The 90/2 macro uses the same rubber slide-on hood as the 135/4.5
>macro if that helps, although the 90/2 didn't include a hood when
>purchased new.
Strange that a hood is not provided even when brand new....... did U bought
new and experienced this ?
I actually mail-ordered a 90/2 (LNIB) and politely demanded the matching
hood, and was quite irked when they said they don't have the matching hood
cos it did not come with it..... I simply didn't believe in the possibility
of hoodless brand new lenses.....
Oh.... they also said no pouch or hardcase also.... which makes me ask U
now, does it come with hardcase or pouch ? I KNOW that OM cleverly stashes
the hood in the lid of its hardcases !!!!!! So maybe it could have been
"lost" in there.... without them realizing it.....
thanks for your reply..... appreciate it ...
Peace
TMLee
>the diam measurement of the slide-on Oly lens hoods isn't terribly
>illuminating (pardon the pun) because , as you suggest it doesn't
>tell you which lenses it will fit on.
>
>For example, I have the rubber hood for the 90/2 +135/4.5, a rubber
>hood for the 35-105 3.5/4.5, the rubber hood for the 35-70/3.6 and
>the rubber hood for the 35-70/4.
>
>all of these lenses have 55mm diam filter threads, but all have
>different lens hoods. I've never tried to mix and match them, but I
>suspect that in addition to the angle and length of the shade, the
>barrel diameter of each is different, therefore the hoods wouldn't
>all be interchangeable.
>
>there is a list of OM hoods and the Zuiko lenses they suit on a web
>site. I think it is R Lee Hawkins Zuiko Lens site. Don't have the URL
>at hand sorry.
>
>FWIW, I actually don't like using the rubber hoods - I tend to prefer
>rummaging thru "odds and sodds" boxes at camera shops and finding
>metal screw in hoods (making sure to check for vignetting). At about
>$2 a piece, I but whatever I can find and then play around when get
>home and try on various lenses. Obviously you want shallower, more
>widely flared lens hoods for WA lenses, narrower and longer for teles.
>
>The metal hoods (I feel) give more protection to the lens in my
>camera bag, and are more effective in shading the front element.
>Also, if you lie a lens with fitted rubber lens hood down on its side
>(eg in your carry bag) you will notice that sometimes the rubber
>doesn't spring back to a perfectly round shape, but remains slightly
>deformed. This could interfere with the view of the lens.
>
>just my (Australian) $0.02 worth.
>
>cheers
>
>peter
>
>
>
>>Dear All....
>>Whats a slide-on hood ? Is it that rubber hood that comes with a silver
knob
>>on one side to screw on to the side of the lens ?
>>
>>How many different sizes does it come in ?
>>
>>A 57mm slide-on hood (I read somewhere) ..... does it mean it will fit
onto
>>a lens with a 55mm filter ?
>>
>>What hood does the 90/2 Mac use ?
>>
>>Peace
>>TMLee
>>
>>
>>
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