My hood (which may not have been original equipment for the lens; I got mine used and not in original packaging) looked far different. It was shorter, had a wider flare and was plastic. I don't remember if it had any graphics on it to indicate it was a Vivitar or S1 hood.
I'll have to search to see if I can find any examples on line. Cheers, frank On December 13, 2015 2:15:02 PM EST, "P.J. Alling" <[email protected]> wrote: >I have two of those hoods, which were meant for the 35-85mm with film. > >It's easier to show a picture, so here. The hood mounted is meant for >the Vivitar S1 90-180, and it seems to work perfectly on an APS-C >sensor >camera. > >https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PDML/PESO%20--%20K-5_35-85wS1FFLH.html > >On 12/13/2015 11:35 AM, knarf wrote: >> I used to have the hood! >> >> It friction - fit on the filter ring and was secured by a small >knurled screw. Not the most secure system, I lost the hood one day in a >crowd. >> >> Yesterday's foray with the lens was a huge disappointment. It kept >focusing several feet behind the subject. I don't know how that could >happen as I have no problem focusing with my M 200mm and Tamron 90mm >macro, both of which I use often. If it's focused on the focusing >screen why wouldn't it actually be in focus? If the focusing screen is >somehow askew shouldn't all my manual focus lenses suffer similarly? >> >> I don't get it... >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >> On December 12, 2015 6:37:10 PM EST, "P.J. Alling" ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> One other note, the most useful accessory for this lens is the hood >>> originally meant for the S1 90-180mm Flat Field Zoom. >>> >>> On 12/12/2015 12:51 PM, knarf wrote: >>>> Going for image quality over speed and stealth today: >>>> >>>> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/12/old-skool.html?m=1 >>>> >>>> Could be thought of as OT because it wasn't taken with a Pentax >>> product but obviously Pentax content, so I'm opting for "not OT". >>>> That is one unbelievably heavy lens. I guess a real and actual >metal >>> barrel will do that. >>>> Enjoy! >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
