Welcome to a new member, who is a machinist ? You could then make other
parts...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 6:09 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: old hoods just fade away
>
> 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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