thanks. Looks good, front end is bayonet and hood looks as if it is also Dave
On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > Sorry, forgot the link. > > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PH-RBG-58mm-Lens-Hood-for-PENTAX-K-r-K-m-K-x-DA-55-300mm-f4-5-8-ED-/222062813010?hash=item33b3f99f52:g:9eUAAOSwoudW8s1A > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: David J Brooks > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 6:17 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: hoods > > 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 <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> > wrote: >>> >>> On 19 July 2016 at 13:23 Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> 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 >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
