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Bryan Beasleigh · March 30th, 2004, 06:37 PM

What is the OD of the prime and the wide angle lens. cavision used to have some fairly small adapter rings for their Wide angle lens shades.

Patricia Kim · March 30th, 2004, 10:40 PM

Don't expect the B&W hood, metal or otherwise, to work without vignetting at full wide (even though it's billed as made for WA lenses). I have the metal (with the gs100k and the Raynox) and you definitely get vignetting. The Raynox with the Hoya superthin is okay, but only without the hood. There are some superthin polarizers out that work with the Raynox and will help in bright sunlight. If anyone finds a hood that works, please post it here. I have looked high and low, but maybe not hard enough. (BTW, having purchased the metal hood, I do use it if transporting my cam with the WA attached for protecting the lens from hard knocks, but I usually remove it while shooting.)

March 30th, 2004, 06:37 PM	#16
Bryan Beasleigh Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,922	What is the OD of the prime and the wide angle lens. cavision used to have some fairly small adapter rings for their Wide angle lens shades.

March 30th, 2004, 10:40 PM	#17
Patricia Kim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 453	Don't expect the B&W hood, metal or otherwise, to work without vignetting at full wide (even though it's billed as made for WA lenses). I have the metal (with the gs100k and the Raynox) and you definitely get vignetting. The Raynox with the Hoya superthin is okay, but only without the hood. There are some superthin polarizers out that work with the Raynox and will help in bright sunlight. If anyone finds a hood that works, please post it here. I have looked high and low, but maybe not hard enough. (BTW, having purchased the metal hood, I do use it if transporting my cam with the WA attached for protecting the lens from hard knocks, but I usually remove it while shooting.)