On 16 Dec 2001 at 12:11, Frantisek Vlcek wrote: > Hi Rob, > do you think a Pentax reversible hood for 50mm lens is still too bulky? It > has the added benefit of protecting the lens barrel from scratches and even > some bumps! I use a Pentax plastic square hood for 1.4/1.7/50mm. I personally > like more square/rectangular hoods, as they offer perfect protection from > flare, much better than simple circular hoods (and even my F 1.4/50 is > suspectible to flare, under some conditions). But of course circular hoods > are better that they are always aligned, unlike rectangular. Tough decision
Hi Frantisek, Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate the protection afforded to the barrel by a hood that flares, my A50/1.4 and A50/1.2 wear them permanently and they have saved each for damage more than once :-) I have the square plastic clip on hoods for the A28/2 and A24/2.8 and really from my experience they are more hassle than they are worth in that they do pop off quite easily and they do often end up rotating in the heat of the action. However for the the lengths that I mentioned I will retain them. I expect that a circular hood trimmed to a length (get them turned on a lathe) which is just before it vignettes will provide very good flare protection and still be quite small. I would like to be able to cap the lens with the hood fitted as though the hoods are a permanent fixture hence the interest in the metal Heliopans. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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 .
