Welcome to the list Walt!
First thing you need to get to know inside out is the eSIF, which you can
find here:
<http://olympus.dementia.org/eSIF> (and at other spots on the net, and also
available on CD from listmember Hans Veluwen). As you browse the eSIF you
will find a page describing *all* the hoods
<http://olympus.dementia.org/eSIF/om-sif/lensgroup/hoods.htm so you can at
least get an idea of what you are proposing.
Good luck!
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Walter Tani
Sent: 14 July 2005 10:36
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] old hoods just fade away
I'm brand spanking new to this list, so I'm probably breaking all sorts of
protocol; so please feel free to correct or otherwise yell at me.
So far, I've confined my 2 or 3 posts to pitiful "wanted to buy"
supplications for some obscure glass called Zuikos, which I later found out
were old Olympus lenses. I'm from the Fred Miranda list, which deals mostly
with Canon stuff, and worse yet, I've only owned a camera for the past 5
months or thereabouts, so I don't need yelling at; I need an education, is
what it is.
However, through the kindness of one of this list's members, I am soon to be
the proud owner of a 21/3.5, but I don't think he had a hood for it... not
sure. Problem is this: trying to locate a hood has proved to be a bit of a
challenge. Are they that scarce? And, if they are, has anyone considered
commisioning a limited run of them from a machinst?
I have a toolroom grade lathe, and if there's enough interest, I think I can
put together a small run... I'd just need measurements or a sample. It
needn't be the original size or shape, if more recent designs are better....
the only thing is, I've never seen one, so don't know how they attach.
Screw on? or clip on/set screw? Bayonet mount? If I do this, they will be
cut from billet aluminum, not pressed sheet. Lots of waste, but I'm not
dealing with enough quantity to warrant making dies and pressing them out.
I don't know how this forum works; do you guys yell at me via email or just
have it out on the list in the open?
aloha,
walt
honolulu,hawaii
taniw001@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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