I've been able to use the Asahi metal hood for the 100/4 and105/2.8 takumars on my 50/1.4's with no problems. I actually picked up the hood to replace the plastic hood for my 85/2.0.
William in Utah. 11/8/2002 8:07:27 PM, "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I just put Asahi's 49mm metal hood on my 50mm f/2.0, no vignetting. >Then I tried it on my 50mm 1.4. Very slight darkening at the very >corners of the viewfinder. >I suspect that if you want to use it on an f/1.8 or larger, it would >work okay. >The hood is marked for 1:3.5 135mm, 1:4 150mm and 1:5.6 200mm. > >FWIW... Keith Whaley > >Alan Chan wrote: >> >> I have both the Pentax round and square (rectangular actually) hoods for >> 50mm. They are both hard plastic. I am not aware of any metal 50mm hood from >> Pentax. > > >> >What's the consensus about Pentax own metal round hood for the FA 50mm's? > > >
