The hood on the 600 FA is similar. On the 300mm f4.5 FA the hood is totally removeable and is stored on the lens in the reverse position. When installing, it takes a slight twist to engage the bayonet. Ken Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: Built-in Hood Action in F* 300/4.5 (and others?)
> Since I don't have much experience with the newer AF lenses with > hoods, my question is this: Is the hood action in the F* 300/4.5 > similar to the action with ~other~ F and FA lenses (the ones that > have built-in hoods)? Or, if not, how do the other AF lenses with > built-in hoods behave? - 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 .

