Thanks for the reply. I wonder why Olympus labeled the metal hood 28/3.5
only as it appears to fit the 28/2.8 as well.
When it comes to clamp-ons I just bought one of these for $10 for a 50mm
lens, seemed like a good deal (and they still have three for sale):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=7612206195&rd=1&rd=1
/Rich
On 11/23/06, Jeff Keller <jeffreyrkeller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Some of the rubber screw in hoods are labeled
> "28mm F2.8 28mm F3.5 JAPAN OLYMPUS"
> others are only labeled with only the 28mm F2.8.
>
> The metal hood I have is labeled
> "3.5/28 JAPAN OLYMPUS"
>
> Both the metal hoods and rubber hoods are the same diameter and same
> length. They are all screw-in designs. The dual label on some of the
> rubber hoods suggests that there probably aren't any metal hoods
> labeled 2.8/28.
>
> Both the 21mm and 35mm lens hoods came in clamp-on versions. I haven't
> seen either the 24mm nor 28mm wide angle hoods in clamp-on versions.
>
> -jeff.
>
> On 11/23/06, R S <darkbulb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Were there an Olympus-made metal clamp-on hood for the 28/2.8 lens?
> > Also, does the screw-in hood for the 28/3.5 also fit the 28/2.8 lens or
> was
> > there ever one made with the 28/2.8 designation on the hood?
> >
> > /Rich
>
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