Simon did a very nice review about a third party lens hood for his DAL55-300 lens here:
A small review on a 3rd party lens hood for DA/DAL 55-300mm
I was buying K-7 batteries at Manly this afternoon, happened to see they also have these hoods from the same manufacturer:
They are pretty well made, look quite similar to the original Pentax hoods (which don't come w/ the DAL lenses):
They work exactly the same as the original hood, and seems pretty smooth when putting on to the lens:
I ever bought another third party one for a kit lens from China, but that one didn't work as well as this one, not as smooth, and seems still had a bit play when mounted. This one from JJC works far better.
These hoods also come with the small 'door' which are for easy accessing CP filters (one of the unique design by Pentax and only very few other manufacturers). And of course they can be reversely mounted on the lens as the original one:
The price is $18 each, same price for all hoods. Sounds pretty fair to me, but I didn't buy because I don't have a DAL lens. If you are looking for a cheap alternative hood for your DAL lenses, maybe you should give this one a try
All photos were taken at Manly Store in a rush. If you see something funny in the background, it's from their store ...
Cheers and happy hunting.
A small review on a 3rd party lens hood for DA/DAL 55-300mm
I was buying K-7 batteries at Manly this afternoon, happened to see they also have these hoods from the same manufacturer:
They are pretty well made, look quite similar to the original Pentax hoods (which don't come w/ the DAL lenses):
They work exactly the same as the original hood, and seems pretty smooth when putting on to the lens:
I ever bought another third party one for a kit lens from China, but that one didn't work as well as this one, not as smooth, and seems still had a bit play when mounted. This one from JJC works far better.
These hoods also come with the small 'door' which are for easy accessing CP filters (one of the unique design by Pentax and only very few other manufacturers). And of course they can be reversely mounted on the lens as the original one:
The price is $18 each, same price for all hoods. Sounds pretty fair to me, but I didn't buy because I don't have a DAL lens. If you are looking for a cheap alternative hood for your DAL lenses, maybe you should give this one a try
All photos were taken at Manly Store in a rush. If you see something funny in the background, it's from their store ...
Cheers and happy hunting.
Last edited: