Olympus offers two different lens hoods for 50mm lenses, the
#108233 for the 50mm f1.2 and the #108230 for the 50mm f1.4,
50mm f1.8, 35mm f2.8, and 35-70mm f3.5-4.5. All of the above
lenses employ 49mm filters. Why does Olympus sell two different
hoods? A suitable hood for 35mm f2.8 would probably also be
good for 50mm f1.2. A suitable hood for 50mm f1.2 is definitely
good for "lesser" lenses like a 50mm f1.8. You see my point? If
this were a mathematics list, we'd have a nice discussion of over-
lapping domains. I wonder if the separate hoods aren't a holdover
from the days of when the prime 50mm lens used a 55mm filter,
and when the lens changed to 49mm filter size, someone forgot to
eliminate the redundant hood.
Pete
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