Originally posted by Asahiflex Again: there are indeed two versions of the FA* 85/1.4. The smaller one is the oldest. I actually had a chance to compare them side by side, but I forgot to take pictures of the hoods
What I did notice was that the old FA* 85 hood "slides" into place while turning until it gently locks (there is a drag while sliding). The new FA* 85 hood just slides into place without drag and locks a little more aggressively.
By the way: sorry for the lens porn. I realize that this is probably the only topic anywhere on the web with pictures of FIVE (!!!) different FA* 85's!
I knew I had seen a picture on here with multiple FA*85 lenses together, and I could have sworn that someone mentioned there was a slgiht variation between two of them... now it's all coming back to me. Thanks for posting the picture to remind me
Obviously I can't comment on the older hood since I don't have one, but your description of the new hood matches my experience. The newer style hood slides into places very easily and then snaps into place with a fairly agressive lock.
Originally posted by bdery Give one to me and you'll feel better :P
I can hardly find the budget to buy ONE of these, let alone two!
Who said anything about having the budget to buy two
This was a case of wanting a hood for my hoodless FA*85 and getting a bit too impulsive when I came across a hooded FA*85. I will at some point soon I'll need to shed one of the two... I'll just have to figure out if it's actaully worth "spending" the extra money to keep the one with the hood.