Tom,
With your track record does that mean you would have no problem lending me
a lens at GFM. I would probably treat it better than you :')
Back home finally and toasting the PDML with some 1998 Gigondas,
C�sar
Panama City, Florida
P.S. Will drop off film from the DC PDML get-together tomorrow morning...
-----Original Message-----
tv scribed on
Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: rigid threaded hoods: Which protect the lens best in a
fall?
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
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