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Re: [OM] OM Metal Lens Hoods

Subject: Re: [OM] OM Metal Lens Hoods
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:31:32 -0500
Is that the clamp on hood with the rear chrome ring?
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Dawid Loubser wrote:
> After having received the very nice-looking Lizard-skin OM-1MD I  
> bought from Jim Couch the other day, I for the first time was exposed  
> to the Olympus Metal lens hood for 50mm lenses. Wow, what a well-built  
> piece of equipment.
> 
> You know, it's little things like these; I find it amazing what  
> plastic pieces of junk I got with all of my C*non L-series lenses.  
> Even with the $2500+ 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM (a spectacularly built  
> lens) the lens hood could have been found in a lucky packet - a  
> complete piece of crap.
> 
> The OM metal lens hood is actually a beautiful piece of industrial  
> design, and it was clearly made to last. It has engraved and coloured  
> markings indicating on which lenses it fits - yet a $2000 C*non lens  
> has the markings painted on. It was clearly also designed to be  
> reversible over the lens, without really increasing the storage size  
> of the lens. Give a plastic hood one wrong twist, and it's broken...  
> (not that I ever broke one, but the plastic bits holding it to the  
> lens are incredibly flimsy.).
> 
> The irony? Well, take an expensive Four-Thirds prime like the  
> Panaleica 25/1.4. Ships with a plastic piece of junk.
> 
> Anyway, just a rant over how much better they used to build these  
> things - I am soundly impressed, by something as trivial as a lens hood.
> 
> I am enjoying the OM system more and more...
> 
> P.S. Does anybody know if Olympus ever made a metal lens hood for the  
> 24/2.0? I'd really love one!
> 
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