I have one of these rubber hoods, and it says 40/2, 80/2, 100/2.8. Yes
you're right, the lowest common denominator is the 40/2, so the hood is
really too wide for the 100/2.8 and the 85/2. But that's what Olympus made
for the lens. You're only other option is to go for an aftermarket hood or
try to find another manufacturer's hood. The problem with the second
solution is that few other makes use 49mm as their primary filter thread.
As for the markings on some hoods not showing the 40/2, my take is that
those hoods were produced before the 40/2 was released, and Olympus found
out that the same hood would fit on the 40/2 without vignetting, and added
the text to the hood.
At 3/4/00 07:28 PM -0600, you wrote:
It strikes me as odd that a hood which is good for the 85/2 is also for the
40/2, which has twice the angle of view. If the hood for the 85 fits on the
40, without causing vignetting, I would have to say that its not such a good
hood for the 85, which would benefit from a deeper hood.
Which is it?
Chip Stratton
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Skip Williams
Westfield, NJ
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