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Re: [OM] Cap for 28/2 lens hood

Subject: Re: [OM] Cap for 28/2 lens hood
From: Bill Stanke <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:29:14 -0700
Good posting Moose!

I remember that  H. Keppler had covered this in one of his columns,
about two years ago.  I recall that the lid from a  Duncan Hines
frosting tin was a good size to snap onto the front of some hoods.

You may want to take the hood with you when you go grocery shopping...

Bill Stanke

dreammoose wrote:
> 
> They are simply sized by the OD  that they slip onto. The OD of an Oly
> 49mm ID thread filter ring is just under 51mm (50.8-50.9) and a 51mm
> soft push-on fits. The external diameter of the 28/2 metal hood is
> 76.2mm. There may be some trouble with that kind of cap because of the
> fact that the 76mm edge is sharp and falls away rapidly, so it won't
> have the expected smooth, flat surface to hold onto by friction. A
> push-on 75mm might fit if you trim down the internal bosses, or a 77 or
> 78 mm would fit with some thin material glued inside.
> 
> A 72mm snap-in hood fits, but doesn't hold on very well (I tried 3
> different ones.) and a 77m is too large. Shave down the length by a
> notch of the internal ribs (silver nose!) and a 72mm would likely fit
> perfectly.
> 
> Rummaging around in a kitchen drawer in the miscellaneous lids for cans
> and jars, I found one that fits perfectly! It is white, with the logo of
> the Ball company that makes canning supplies. I suspect it snaps onto
> the top of some standard size jelly jar to protect the poured wax seal.
> It even has a rectangular matte area for labeling where you could write
> 'Olympus Zuiko'!
> 
> Moose
> 
> plp@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >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?
> >
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