Wayne Culberson wrote:
>I just got a NIB rubber Olympus hood for the 50/1.8, etc., in the mail
>today, from the dreaded site of course. I wouldn't bother to look too hard
>for one unless you want the OEM thing, which is the reason I got one.
>Practically, they're not as good as one that fits in the filter threads in
>my opinion.
>
I feel differently. As Andrew says, screw-in hoods are slower to mount
and unmount and don't work as well with filters. In addition, they don't
reverse over the lens, which I highly value.
>Andrew Gullen wrote:
>
> Actually my metal hood has ridden around in my camera bag and been used a
> fair bit without coming to grief, apart from slowly getting a bit
> silvernosed. Advantages:
> - comes on and off faster
> - less annoying than a screw-in with polarizers
> - gives some mechanical protection, though that hasn't been needed
All 3 of these characteristics are also true of the Oly rubber slip-on hood.
>Now if I could find the metal one as you did, that would be different. Not
>that I'd likely ever use it, but it would look nice on my OM1n and SN 50mm,
>sitting in the drawer.
>
I have both kinds and prefer the rubber one for day to day use. They are less
obtrusive and don't get dinged or ding other things, while still providing
flare and physical protection.
Moose
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