On Mon, 27 May 2002, Pete Prunskunas wrote:
> Olympus offers two different lens hoods for 50mm lenses, the
> #108233 for the 50mm f1.2 and the #108230 for the 50mm f1.4,
> 50mm f1.8, 35mm f2.8, and 35-70mm f3.5-4.5. All of the above
> lenses employ 49mm filters. Why does Olympus sell two different
> hoods?
The hoods are designed to be reversible for storage. A 50/1.4/1.8 hood
won't fit reversed on a 50/1.2, the barrel is too large. You could use
just the 50/1.2 hood, but then it fits a bit too loose on the 50/1.4/1.8.
-mark
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