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Many of you will probably soon receive the new [shoplink 31284]Olympus 75mm f/1.8[/shoplink] lens. As you know you have to pay about $80 at Adorama or 80 Euro at Amazon Germany extra to get the hood. 43rumors reader “Mister Roboto” pointed out an interesting alternative:
On eBay (via Hong Kong) you can buy a [shoplink 32155 ebay]standard hood for $15 (Click here)[/shoplink] and a [shoplink 32156 ebay]tele hood for $16 (Click here)[/shoplink].
Mr.Roboto writes: “It’s screw in though- but should match nicely. Eventually I know there’s going to be a knock off one like the one olympus offers (though I’d prefer a screw in).”
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Olympus 75mm preorder and price check at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon Germany and Amazon UK.
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heh- I made it in a post.
Roboto…you forgot to be immature and declare that you are “FIRST!”!!!
I Should also note, I have couple of old rubber lens hoods, I just wanted something to match the silver lens, that you know isn’t included with the lens and isn’t $90 something USD 🙂
Thank you again for the tip 😉
thank you for the link,..i will order one,.cant wait to use it
That much extra money for such an expensive lens’ hood is taking the P155
Domo arigato, mister roboto.
Thanks for the links. It is worth noting that this price includes international shipping as well.
….but what if the patina of the hood and the lens dont match? What is a see-and-be-seen to do?…you are suggesting that I put a silver lens and an off-shade shade on my precious black OM-D????? NEVER!!! 🙂
That’s why you have to buy both OMD (Sylver & Black) hahaha! marketing!
As a lucky person who owns the lens (I lived in Japan), the olympus hood is first of all made of the same metallic material and polish as the lens body and it is not screwed-in but with a mechanism the same as that of the 12mm, so I will cautious any compatibles without the same fitting mechanism.
it’s just a plain screw in lens hood- which should fit in the front threads of the lens no problem @ 58mm.
Dear Olympus and Panasonic,
I would like a “Über-pro” lens hood that is all metal. Platinum actually. You can sell it to me for $400. I have heard that it blocks more wavelengths of light.
THANK YOU
I think Canon is glad that Canon users put beige lenses on black bodies, compared to Olympus users who have troubles putting a silver lens on a black body.
bullseye 🙂
🙂
+1000 🙂
I bet they stay cooler in the hot sun, TOO!
I’m in Australia – and I’ve yet to notice anyone else with an OM-D, until last Sat when I walked past two guys in a row with silver ones – which I spotted from far away as walking closer to them. So, maybe just when people have black ones: I haven’t noticed. Maybe the street shooters are onto something after all!
Side story – I spent Sunday at a shoot mostly using a D700 with battery grip and 70-200. At end of the day, I was at home and wanted to copy the photos from the Nikon and OM-D (which I had used two days prior) to my pc. I was shocked at suddenly how light the OM-D felt: it was almost surreal.
On the subject of the 75mm lens, I met an Olympus rep yesterday at a dealer-sponsored event, and he said the 75mm should be in US stores in 30 days. That’s more time than B&H is predicting on its website (I think they’re estimating in-stock July 20) but I’m going to guess that the longer estimate is more realistic. Oh, well, that just gives me more time to save up the money!
He also said Olympus has started taking steps to make sure independent retailers can compete on a more equal basis with large online sellers, so don’t overlook your local dealer when you start sniffing around to find who has 75s in stock.
..slow boat from China?….WHAH!
ah wot… that’s discouraging news. I keep seeing hands on from bloggers in Hong Kong and Japan– and get really envious.
Tony @ H&B Digital posted a note to me yesterday saying that Olympus said that they would ship his lenses during the 1st 2 weeks of July …I think that B&H Photo’s ETA of a 7/20 arrival date is based on the same info….so we may be in for a longer wait as was mentioned above.
Tony said he would have more complete info on Tues. If I hear anything I will post it here.
I bought a cheap hood for the 45mm. Much wiser, ie cheaper, than the olympus one. I’d advise everyone does this as long as they’re considered an extra “accessory”.
I bought the EzFoto 58mm hood for the Olympus 75mm and I’m disappointed. The silver doesn’t match and the inner thread is too small for a regular 58mm lens cap. I don’t recommend buying it.
http://www.amazon.com/EzFoto-Silver-Olympus-M-Zuiko-Digital/dp/B008VO54H6/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&tag=slrlounge01-20