Sounds like you could have fun with these ... http://www.lenshoods.co.uk/pentax.php
There's a page for the 16-45: http://www.lenshoods.co.uk/hoods/Pentax-SMC-16-45mm-f-4-DA-ED-AL.php Godfrey On Jun 16, 2006, at 4:04 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Some more thoughts on the 16-45 hood: > > One of the things I discovered over the years was that hoods that > fit over > the lens for storage, such as the hood for the 16-45, are usually > poorly > optimized for best results since they are generally compromised by > their > design in order to fit over the hood. This was made clear to me > some years > ago when testing hoods from Takumar lenses, many of which were > designed to > slip over the lens in the same manner as the hood for the 16-45. > Even on > film cameras it was determined that a hood from a longer lens could > often - > usually - be used to advantage on a shorter lens. > > I just did a very Q&D test of extending the protective area of the > 16-45 > hood, and there appears to be plenty of room for a hood that's either > deeper or narrower, or both. So, IMO, a better hood may be > available - the > standard hood can certainly be improved upon. Film (digital) at > 11:00 <LOL> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
