Hi Paps,
Sure, I am interested in the ebay links. I am just unsure how a £20 could be that much better made than a cheaper one because of the basic material and method used to make these things.
Also, there is a reason for my using tape on the orange ring around the lens. It isn't much because of aesthetics. I did the same thing, pretty much, on my NEX 7 when I had it because the Zeiss 24mm was the lens that was attached to it most of the time. It is for dust sealing.
In this video, you can see that the part of the lens that meets the body is the orange ring. That is, from the outside, the part where dust could get in and sit on the sensor like some people have reported in other forums.
A 5-Minute Video Showing How the Sony RX1 is Assembled
So, I decided that to avoid dust collecting there (because it appears relatively easy to get dust in between the focusing ring and the lens body on the ridges) I would then put some tape around it mildly going onto the body, thus producing a 'tent' effect around it. I am using black masking tape, which will leave very easy to remove residue in the long term.
The hood is made of a type of hard plastic (harder than the Zeiss 24mm lens hood plastic) so it feels tough enough. Because the hood is small enough (as in, not too long) then I don't mind keeping it on all the time. It comes with a simple nice hood so you can leave the metal (and I bet expensive to replace) hood of the lens at home.
I just went out, for the first time now that the days are nice and I got time, to give the cam a proper run. I will post some photos later on the RX1 images thread soon.
Cheers,