I asked Belkin about the availibility of a Pop-up Shade for the *istD and
received the following response:
We are currently reviewing this model. I will pass your request on for
consideration in future model decisions and I will email you if we decide
to carry this model.
Delkin has nothing to do with the production of those shades. They're the
same as Hoodman's shades, but Hoodman has nothing to do with their
production, either. They're made by a company called HKJenis (I learned
this from our Hoodman rep).
http://www.hkjenis.com/
They list a couple of their hoods as being compatible with Pentax dSLRs, but
if you look at their specs, you attatch them to the camera with "3m
conglutination". I'm 99% certain this means you stick it on permanently.
They probably don't think they could make enough money with a snap-on hood
like their Nikon- and Canon-compatible hoods.
Of course, if a lot of Pentax users wrote Delkin and Hoodman, that *might*
help change HKJenis' mind.
John Celio
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"Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a
statement."
