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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: "Franklin A. Berryman" <rumford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:52:06 -0500
Could someone post a picture of a 35-70mm f 3.6 hood?

"Paul D. Farrar" wrote:

> 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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