IIRC, Tom has had some asistants <grin>. Just sounds like he is a working photographer though.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:33 PM Subject: Re: rigid threaded hoods: Which protect the lens best in a fall? > Good God, man, you have to stop dropping your cameras! > > 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 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:39 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: rigid threaded hoods: Which protect the lens best > > > in a fall? > > > > > > > > > Which hood would better protect a lens in a fall: > > > > > > 1. Thick metal that will deform plastically only in a long fall? > > > 2. Thin metal that you can easily flex with your fingers, > > > and so will deform plastically even in a shallow fall? > > > 3. Thick plastic that you can flex with your fingers but > > > can't deform plastically? > > - > > 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 . > - > 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 . - 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 .
