Only that when I bought my 35 F/2, new from NY about 6 years ago, it came with a
metal screw-in lens shade.
george
Winsor Crosby wrote:
> >>Winsor Crosby wrote: New Zuikos do not include shades either unless built
> >>in.
> >>Seems like a shade
> >>
> >>> is such cheap insurance against flare, especially in the western U.S.
> >>> where
> >>> sunshine is the rule, not the exception. You can't take_all_those shots
> >>> with the sun at your back! :-)
> >>>
> >>> Winsor
> >>>
> >>> Winsor Crosby
> >>> Long Beach, California
> >>> mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>This is not correct. At least the 35F/2 comes new with a shade. I'm sure
> >>there
> >>are others.
> >>
> >>george
> >>
> >I bought my 35/F2 new about 4 years ago. No shade. I paid about $20 for
> >the shade if I remember correctly. Neither did the 24/2.8, 21/3.5, 50/1.4,
> >nor 80/2.0 have shades. The 200/4 had a built in. The 135/2.8 was bought
> >used. No shade on that one. Since many of the shades can be used on several
> >lenses, it may be understandable why Olympus does not supply them. It would
> >be nice if they were all built in.
> >
> >Since I bought my lenses all about the same time I suppose Olympus could
> >have had a different policy since then, or a policy that was discontinued
> >before I purchased.
> >
> >Do you have some information that would enlighten me if I am not correct?
> >
> >Winsor
> >
> Whoops. Had a synaptic short there. The 135 has a built in shade.
>
> Winsor
>
> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California
> mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx
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