Pentax 45 - 125 mm K series zoom
I suspect your lens requires a 67mm lens hood. Pentax do have two 67mm round metal lens hoods on their pricelist. We have put the list on this web site for everyones convenience and the relevant link is:
https://www.pentaxuser.com/pages/pricelist/pl_mfacc.htm
However unfortunately neither mention being compatible with your particular lens.
Have you tried ringing Pentax? Sorry I can't be of more help.
Kind regards,
Will Smith
(Edited by Will at 3:18 pm on Jan. 10, 2002)
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Pentax User Magazine
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately the lens in question (being K series) is far too old to feature in the current price list.
Maybe it would be possible to run something in a future edition of Pentax User on some of the older optics, rather than the older cameras? Just a thought.
Steve
Stephen
Best regards, John
Stephen
As regards the zoom you mention, I can't find any reference to the specific hood at all. The lens started life as a late screw-thread model and was carried on into the first run of K mount lenses, probably with no change to its design. I would be very surprised if there were no dedicated hood - every other lens has one - so keep searching!
Best regards, John
Stephen
I have found Bojidar Dimitrov's site to be of great help, also the Pentax Digest (http://www.pdml.net).
Derek
Thanks for the reply, Bojidar Dimitrov's site is certainley a wealth of information. The Pentax Digest was interesting but not quite as informative.
Stephen
Cheers
Kim
Since this thread started I have been able to obtain the correct Pentax Hood for this lens. The lens does have a 58mm filter size (so you can rest assured on that point!) The hood is in two parts, the first bit effectively being a stepping ring up to 67mm. This seems over engineered as on the outside rim of the hood is printed "SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm" and the filter size "58mm" - so the hood is only intended for this lens.
As an aside this is a superb lens and matches the K2 and KX camera I use with it brilliantly - a real joy to use.
Regards
Stephen
I've resurrected this thread from the vast wasteland because I've managed to get the front part of the lens hood for the 45-125, but not the inner part.
Anyone have any idea where one can be found? I'm in the States, so anybody from either side of the pond feel free to chime in.
I actually found the an old manual on the Pentax site describing the lens. It referrs to the "lower frame" of the hood as the part closest to the lens.
I bought what I thought (and the store probably also thought) was the whole hood, but it's only the large 67mm piece. This ought to be interesting!

eBay is the obvious hunting ground for rare items, but also any camera fairs. Searching camera fairs for an odd item like this could take a long time....
Best regards, John
But if you look carefully at the photo, there doesn't seem to be any depth to the "lower frame" so get a step-up ring and just keep an eye out for the specific part.
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