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Subject: [OM] Cap for 28/2 lens hood
From: Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:08:12 -0400
Pete asks:

>Has anyone ever figured out the correct size of a B+W /
>Schneider soft push-on lens cap for an Olympus 28/2 metal
>lens hood?  Or how about for a Kaiser push-on lens cap?
>Any other options?  There is no store that carries lots
>of these products where I live, so I cannot just bring my
>28/2 lens hood along for a test fitting.  I emailed B&H,
>which carries both the B+W / Schneider and Kaiser lens
>caps, but they responsed with a "don't know, don't care."

Let me see if I've got this straight.  You want a push-on cap that fits the
hood, not the lens?  Why not just measure it?  The formula for push-on
hoods on most lenses is filter size + 2mm (except lenses that take bayonet
hoods).  Measure the diameter of the hood and get a cap 2mm larger.

Walt

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