As I understand it you're right. There are two hoods with different part
numbers. I was able to verify that with Olympus. Either will work just
fine on any of the three, but the one for the f/1.4 and f/1.8 will not
reverse over the f/1.2 (50mm). The price on a new one for the f/1.2 was
over $25.
At 20:49 5/3/00 , Skip wrote:
>I noticed that Lee's FAQ on hoods lists the same hood for all the 50mm
>non-macro lenses. I have a 50/1.2 and the 50/1.4-1.8 hood fits fine, but
>will not reverse. I thought that there was a specialized hood for the
>50/1.2 that was wide enough to be reversed.
>
>Am I wrong?
>
>If not, I'm on the hunt for this hood.
>
>Skip
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>Skip Williams
>Westfield, NJ
>skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx
>http://www.skipwilliams.com
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