Chuck wrote
>
> Sound like a lens hood instead of a step-up ring. But not any hood I'm
> familiar with.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
> On 8/22/2011 8:28 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
>
> > Then I remembered I had a 49-55 step-up ring, so tried to put the 55mm
> > c-p filter on the 50/3.5 macro. One end fitted the lens OK, but what at
> > casual inspection looked like 55mm thread on this ring proved to be
> > nothing of the sort. I think it's not thread at all, and now I don't
> > know what this ring accomplishes. The threads seem to be all parallel
> > with the rim and each other. and with a too-small diameter
The next day I was fiddling with this item, and noticed that I had stored a
step-up and a step-down Olympus 49>55, 55>49 screwed together.
To the uncritical and unsuspecting eye, they looked like one item, not two.
Hopefully I'll remember next time - but I'm not holding my breath.
Brian Swale.
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