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Re: [OM] lens hood for 28/2 and 28/2.8

Subject: Re: [OM] lens hood for 28/2 and 28/2.8
From: "tOM Trottier" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 17:34:44 -0400
Is there a list anywhere which lists
 - how far behind the filter threads the front nodal point is
 - how deep hoods are
 - how wide hoods are

Then it would be easy to determine which hoods will work with which lenses.

Does filter thickness, or number of filters, affect this ?

tOM

On Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 1:32
Moose <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It's simply geomerty and complex optics. If the front focal node of the 
> lens has a different physical relationship to the filter threads, the 
> angle of view will require either a narrower or wider hood.
> 
> Moose
> 
> Titoy wrote:
> 
> >In fact that happened to me, why? both lenses are 28 mm focal length anyway.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Matt BenDaniel" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  
> >
> >>The 28/2.8 hood vignettes the corners of a 28/2.
> >>
> >>At 23:29 17-05-03 -0400, Stephen Rosenblum wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I just bought a 28/2 lens. I already have the hood for the 28/2.8. Any 
> >>>reason why I shouldn't use the hood on the 28/2?

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