Re: [OM] Re: Lens Shade Shapes

[Tom Scales]

It doesn't really have a petal lens HOOD, the lens is just shaped that way.

Tom

> It's especially used in zooms, but the 24 shift also has one.
>
> Tom
>
> On Sunday, June 30, 2002 at 11:38, Jim Brokaw <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote re "Re: [OM] Re:  Lens Shade Shapes" saying:
>
> > on 6/29/02 4:50 PM, Dave Dougherty at davdou@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > Why is the lens shade "petal" shaped (for want of a better term) on
the
> > > E-10/E-20 and many other higher end cameres?  Is it just to look sexy
or
> > > does the shape have some real function?
> > >
> > > Dave Dougherty
> >



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