Necessary - but disappointing price / performance

A lens hood, I think as a protection against lateral incident light and to protect the front lens indispensable. I photograph for several years with Olympus cameras and I am also quite hefty prices for accessories used. The fact that the lenses are shipped for Micro Four Thirds cameras without a Gegenlichblende, I find annoying, but bearable. What, however, absolutely disappointed me is that you can not receive any decent quality for the hefty price. Although the lens hood budge on the lens, which is already considered a quality feature, the plastic is, however, extremely soft and extremely prone to scratches. If the lens hood for FT lenses I had never problems in this regard. Sure scratches should be avoided entirely never been here, however, these occur much less frequently and are less deeply.
I feel that given the price to be extremely annoying and will resort to an alternative NoName next MFT Lens. Maybe wobbles a bit more, but scratches are thus doing less painful.

Nevertheless, I forgive three stars - after all, does the Gegenlichblende what they should and sits neatly on the lens. In addition, it provides along with the Zuiko 45mm / f 1.8 simply good. An unrestricted recommendation to buy, however, I do not give, because only a better material to justify my opinion the price.
On balance, the replicas do their service certainly just as well.

One more general remark:
Given the many negative comments on this discussed here Gegenlichtblende and other current accessories from Olympus, those responsible should think seriously about how the brand image could be pulled through the excessive prices affected. No customer feels like cheated on duration. It is simply ugly, dampened the joy of a first-class lens again and again by overpriced accessories knowing. Especially in the camera business, in which the identification with brands plays a major role, such a pricing policy quickly go in my view to the rear.
Please be sure to return to former practices in this sense: Geli in the scope of supply - and at premium lenses also a lens pouch to protect the good piece. So the positive feeling remains when purchasing 100% get what the sales in the long run certainly benefit.