Pal, Are you sure it cannot be removed? The Pentax USA site lists it's weight without the hood. When I first got my 43/f.19 I couldn't remove the hood. Pushing downwards on the edge of the lens hood, palm toward the lens, and twisting did the trick. Believe me, it felt like it was in there for good when I tried to twist from the side.
Tom C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "P�l Audun Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:42 AM Subject: Pentax FA 31/1.8 Limited; (very) early impressions > Just got the 31 Limited today. Not shot with it yet. > It comes in a red leather case (the 43 and 77 comes in brown and green > respectively; does the next Limited come in a blue case?). > It is the most solid feeling Limited so far. That's says a lot. It's an > extremely well finished and solid lens by any standards. The lens is > utterly rattle-free. I think the lens is a good investment. Its destined to > be a future collectable. > Unfortunately the lens hood can NOT be removed. That's quite a suspect > feature for a lens that's touted as the perfect landscape lens. It means > that you can not use the Cokin system filters on this lens. Of course, you > can hold filters like graduated ND's in front of the lens. You can, > however, use regular screw-in filters. > > > P�l > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
