On 04/09/2004, at 2:41 AM, James Royall wrote:
> I just received a metal hood which can be used for the 1.4 and 1.8 50s
> and the 2.8 35 and I'm struck by the amount of chrome on it - it looks
> almost out of place. The 2.8 24mm screw-in (thanks Bill!) and rubber
> 35-70 hoods I have to compare it to are much more muted. Is the Vegas
> look common to others?
I suspect that the high chrome hood types were a stylistic carry-over
from the earlier Oly rangefinders, Pen and FT models. Given that those
were designed in the '50's and '60's, you're lucky that they haven't
got fins as well.
AndrewF
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