Actually, before I posted, I looked at the B&H catalog web site,
and they don't show much in the way of Tiffen lens hoods. But
there are plenty of other brands, from the expensive (B+W) to the
cheap (generic), made of metal, rubber and plastic. Just about
any screw-in 55mm lens hood will probably do the job. Also, I
have seen lots of old metal lens hoods in the bargain bins in
camera stores. Might be worth a look.
Walt
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 11:16:19 -0500
>Quoting Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> I've got one, but it's not for sale, even though I rarely
>> use it.
>> I've never cared much for the clamp-on hoods and have
>> alternatives
>> for most of them. For the 135/4.5 macro, the hood I use
>> is a
>> metal 55mm Tiffen that screws in like a lens hood oughta.
>> It's
>> every bit as effective as the "real" hood, plus it's much
>> handier
>> when using a filter, particularly a polarizer. And
>> perhaps the
>> best thing is, hoods of this sort are not NLA.
>>
>> Walt
>
>Hi Walt,
>Is there is part number for this hood? Thanks!
>
>Joel Wilcox
>
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