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
Since my 50mm 1.4 rubber lens hood clamps around the outside of the
barrel the filter diameter does not matter.
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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