Yes i bought the L plastic mount version, it was the only one available to me. I just ahd a look at some of the hoods that i found on the net, starting at $60 odd bucks plus shipping. I may just get the aluminum foil hood a try,
Dave On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 9:27 AM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
