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Re: [OM] Who wanted that 35-70/3.6 hood?

Subject: Re: [OM] Who wanted that 35-70/3.6 hood?
From: "Paul D. Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:27:54 -0500
At 10:24 PM 10/13/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>At 01:12 PM 10/13/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>Keh has one for $8 right now. They have them fairly frequently. They also
>>>>sell the lens at a pretty good price, $133 for bargain grade (which is
>>>>actually quite good).
>>>>
>>>>Paul
>>>
>>>That is not the original, special tubular hood that takes advantage
>>>of the lens design. It is just a typical conical design WA rubber
>>>hood that fits on the end of the lens. It provides little or no
>>>protection in the telephoto end of the zoom.
>>>
>>>Winsor
>>
>>The one they sold me was the genuine article. The one that adjusts the angle
>>by the
>>front group moving inside it.
>
>>Paul
>
>>
>I guess you were luckier than I was.
>
>Winsor

They must have sent you the one for the 35-70/4, which is a conical flaring 
design. I looked at my 35-70/3.6 and it just said 35-70. Keh is better than
most places about not misidentifying OM equipment, but they did once send
me a manual tube mislabeled as an auto.

Paul


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