Re: [OM] OTF: Reliable? NOT!

[Henrik Dahl]

I just want to whisper in my most humble voice that I actually kind 
of like that hood.
It's sort of my favourite. Now I'll tip-toe back to under the rock I 
came from...
Henrik Dahl


> This is even more moronic than the slip-on hood I had for the 50mm /f1.8 on
> my OM-1 (pre n).  Remember those hoods?  He had this friction ring idea
> which was a good idea, but then to tense the friction ring, he designed a
> very, very, shallow aluminum threaded hole into which was threaded a
> miniature, aluminum fingerbolt.  So, you head out into the world with this
> BOLT hanging off your hood.  Naturally, the first time you brush a coat
> sleeve across the dangling BOLT, the thing bends.  When you straighten it,
> you just weakened it further.  The second time you brush your sleeve against
> the hood, the bolt snaps off.  Sheesh!  I loved to fire that OM-1 but the
> hood was an expensive piece of crap in my book.
>
> Sometimes, I'm tempted to just get an advanced p/s.  More and more
> often.....
>
> </rant mode>

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