Originally posted by que es tu I will see how I feel about the OEM hood before I try anything weird!
I think you'll find it to be remarkably compact for such a relatively fast moderate tele lens! And it is metal! It does simply pull out and retract. Very handy. I fact, this exceptionally fine lens is mind-blowing as to its remarkable compactness!
This pull-out hood design is one of the features I love about my FA 77mm Ltd, which is not removable far as I know. In this case, the hood does not add in any meaningful measure at all to its length. Its very compact size for its FL and aperture speed, along with its imaging excellence is likewise mind-blowing!
The FA 43mm Ltd is indeed a "pancake" lens, but its hood is not retractible, and not really compact either, and it screws on to be kept in place when carried. If I really need extra compact use, I just remove the hood and do without in the case of this lens. With the DA 70 and FA 77, this is unnecessary, as their retractible hoods are so amazingly compact and with great ease of use.
But yeah, like the FA 43mm, even though retractible, the DA 70mm's hood can be removed to make it more a "pancake" by going without, and just using a common snap-on cap.