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Subject: Re: [OM] hoods
From: Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:13:58 -0400
They have to be petals for zooms. 

Every little bit of shade helps, especially with zooms.

Besides, they're sexy.

tOM

On Monday, September 16, 2002 at 15:26, Bill Pearce 
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "[OM] hoods" saying:

> The petal hood is a joke, tha't only advantage is the ability to be reversed
> for storage.
> 
> If you want to see a real hood, check out the ones for the Xpan. they are
> rectangular, like the frame. The top and bottom are less that the diameter
> of the mount, while the left and right edges are quite a bit wider. It is
> obvious that they are calculated to the edge of the frame.
> 
> Just how good can a petal hood do with big chunks missing?
> 
> Bill Pearce
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