I use one of these on my Tamron 80-200/2.8 with the hood mounted....they
come in various sizes....if the link doesn't work you can search under "hood
hat".
http://www03.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivat
or__Aproductlist_html___179422___OPHHS___REG___CatID=0___SID=E846FF5ABB0
Bruce Kolber
St. Petersburg, FL 33715
USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Royer" <royer007@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko Shift 24 mm question
> This one had me rolling on the floor :) Still my
> question, my challenge to all of you on this list is
> to find me a product that slips on, clips on, snaps on
> that allows me to use a filter for the front to
> protect the front element from freak damage. Im
> paranoid about these things ever since I was
> photographing a beautiful sunset in the Badlands Nat'l
> Park in South Dakota (I highly recommend seeing this
> wonderful park filled with natural architecture). I
> had set up my camera to the side of the road with a 28
> 2.8 promaster lens (not zuiko but very good) I was
> just about to get a wonderful shot when a car came by,
> kicking up a rock right into the lens. That rock
> smashed the front element and I was furious. I've made
> a vow to myself never to have that kind of thing
> happen to me again. If I have to stretch a piece of
> plastic over the front so be it (I've done it before
> when I took pictures of Niagra falls from the Maid of
> the Mist and although there is a degradation of
> picture quality it is acceptable.
>
> Mark Lloyd
>
> > I will, for no charge, perform minor cosmetic damage
> > to you Olympus gear.
> > This careful, painstaking process does take a while,
> > usually a year in most
> > cases, and sometimes more, especially with rare or
> > expensive itesm such as
> > the shift lenses, fast long teles, fisheyes, OM3T
> > bodies. The service will
> > in no way affec the funtionality of your equipment,
> > but will make you much
> > more likely to use it. Once again there is no charge
> > for list members, just
> > contact me off list to arrange mailing of your gear
> > to me. :)
>
>
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