> On 19 July 2016 at 13:23 Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 7/19/2016 6:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > My new 55-300 did not come with a hood. I use hoods more than i use > > filters, but is this th enew norm?? lenses with out hoods or is it > > because of the focal lenght of this lens that a hood is not advisable. > > If it is not any places for purchasing one or which one to get?? > > > > Dave > > > > Pentax Canada shows both versions of the 55-300 as coming with a hood. > If your lens is new, not new to you, it should have had a hood included. > I expect the Pentax hood is available as a part.
You may want to sit down before you look, though. One of the main UK suppliers used to list Pentax lens caps with the note "Same plastic, twice the price" - and they were. Lens hoods were up to 1/3rd of the cost of the new lens. -- 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.
