I do not know for sure, but I believe that originally most, if not all,
hoods for Zuikos (Zuikoes?) were metal, and that rubber was a later
development.
Earl
Hans van Veluwen wrote:
>I'm not sure of this either - the only one I've ever seen is the one I
>bought a couple of years ago brand new and this is the clamp on style. I
>just presumed that since the old style screw-in hoods like the ones for
>the 28/2 and 24/2 were all-metal, with the focal length printed in green
>and the max. aperture printed in white, the original hoods for the 21mm
>lenses were also all-metal. But I've never seen any of these, and
>haven't a clear picture of them either. Perhaps they've been rubber
>since the beginning.
>
>
>Hans
>
>
>: My 21mm f3.5 hood is rubber and screw in style so can we conclude that
>there
>: may be three versions? Can anyone step forward with a metal one in
>either
>: style?
>
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