Kinda like a race car.... designed to shed parts and be destroyed in an explosion of carbon fiber, all to disipate the energy of the impact and thus protect the driver.
I'll take the plastic lens hoods and just replace them when they break... a lot cheaper than replacing the lens when the metal hood transfers the energy of impact directly to the lens. Christian On Thursday 23 May 2002 10:01, tom wrote: > I don't know, but here are my falling lens experiences: > > - The plastic hood on the 28-70/2.8 was broken when the MZ-S and the > tripod it was attached to tipped over onto a marble floor. Camera and > lens were fine, hood destroyed. > - I've dropped the 77 twice. The first time just dented the metal cap, > the 2nd time did something to cause the aperture ring to get sticky. > It's queued up to go to Pentax. > - The FA 45-85 fell over on a triped directly onto a marble floor. The > lens suffered about $500 in damage. I suspect it would have survived > fine with the standard plastic hood, which I didn't have. > > So, again, I have no clue, but these have been my experiences, and I > personally believe a plastic hood offers good protection. > > tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
