Forum Member Registered: December, 2018 Posts: 69 | Review Date: August 22, 2021 | Recommended | Price: $45.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Protects the large from element from stray light and damage, looks good | Cons: | Price | | A substantial chunk of metal that fits well and looks good on the A* 85 F1.4 lens. Polished outside and machined grooves inside. It slips snuggly over the barrel of the A* 85 F1.4 lens backward for storage, but is not held in place by any sort of clip, so it comes off easily and may not stay on in a bag.
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Pentaxian Registered: August, 2008 Location: Worcestershire, UK Posts: 676 | Review Date: September 9, 2018 | Recommended | Price: $50.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Solid build, Superbly engineered | Cons: | Fairly rare, Expensive | | Designed for use on the Pentax A*85/1.4 and A645 120/4.0 Macro - but also fits the FA*85/1.4 perfectly and effectively (the hoods for the FA* are almost extinct in the wild). Apart from the obvious job of reducing incidental light and reducing flare, it offers significant protection for the large front elements of the 85's. When changing lenses quickly I'm comfortable putting the 85 into the camera bag pointing down without having to take off the hood or put the lens cap back on. Expensive but well worth it | |
PEG Moderator Registered: August, 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Posts: 57,759 | Review Date: July 2, 2010 | Recommended | Price: None indicated
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Serious solid lens hood | Cons: | Difficult to get hold of now | | Does the job perfectly, offers great protection to front lens element and can take the odd knock as well.
Also looks great, lol | |