Thanks for the replies and particularly for the photos.
Originally posted by jeffrey r Was he up-front about it? Was it priced accordingly? If not, then for a lens that had been going for a relatively measly $220 USD new on ebay and Amazon.com (at least as of a few months ago when I got mine)
The current price is somewhere around $265.
The seller was not up-front about it. But it was not her fault. In fact, I don't think she even know what a lens hood is. She inherited the lenses from a relative of her.
The DA40 was not among the lenses in the original deal. When I met her to pick up other stuffs, she told me she had just found the DA40 and it was up to me to buy it or not.
At that time, I didn't know that the lens had it special hood and cap. So I offered what I think a fair price and took the lens.
I think I'll just use a normal 49mm hood for now....