enboe Posted August 1, 2015 Share #1 Posted August 1, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) So, it's Q day here in Long Beach. The battery, filter, card, and Ever-Ready case 19502 all arrived earlier this week, and the Q arrived today. Time to play while the battery charges. I put the 13329 slim E49 UVa on the lens - very sleek. I put the hood on the lens - snug fit - a good thing I think. I put the camera in the 19502 case, and WHAT! The front won't close with the hood on. Who would design the case so that you can't use something as essential as a lens hood. Do I have to choose between protection and color saturation impacted by glare? I took the hood back off and put the cap on over the 2-3mm low-profile 13329 filter WHAT! the case front still doesn't close all the way without being forced. I have emailed my friendly Leica rep and let them know about the design flaw. Hopefully they manufacture a long-nose case and maybe even offer an exchange program. I will let you know if I hear anything positive. Eric 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 Hi enboe, Take a look here Well, that's stupid (re. 19502 Ever-Ready case). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jwarren Posted August 1, 2015 Share #2 Posted August 1, 2015 It took literally 15 seconds to find this online: Please Note: Leica Q (Typ 116), Ever-ready case was designed to be a compact case. As such, the case is designed to hold the Leica Q without the lens hood. An alternate option is the Leica Q Holster (catalog #19503), which can house the Leica Q with or without the handgrip and mounted lens hood. Is Leica stupid? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barjohn Posted August 1, 2015 Share #3 Posted August 1, 2015 Hence the designation "Ever-ready" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted August 1, 2015 Share #4 Posted August 1, 2015 I have the same (but unfounded really) gripe about the EVF2 on the X-Vario, as well as the VisoFex on the T. The X-Vario fits nicely into the case Leica designed and sells for it. With the EVF2? Nope, not a show. The T with Viso is equally unweildy, and to be fair I don't have a case, but the same would apply. The Q is a departure from this "add-on" EVF though. Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enboe Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted August 1, 2015 O.K., I will admit to using the phrase, "well, that's stupid" as that is what I said to myself aloud when I found out the hood would not fit in the case. My thread title was intended to convey dismay in a relatable fashion, and hopefully capture the attention of others thinking of buying the same product with the same intentions I had. I would say that Leica should provide the hood/case incompatibility information somewhere on the website or downloadable Q documentation. I don't see it anywhere there. When I google searched for "Leica 19502 hood", or alternately the text provided above, the only site I could find that gives warning is the Adorama website. Good for them! For the rest of the user community, I hope my thread helps to distribute this information a little wider than a single footnote on one vendor's site. Personally, I think the design is not well thought through, as a hood is such an integral part of a wide angle lens. That's why Leica provides one or offers one with virtually every lens they sell. I hope they release a long-nose case in the future. If not, there's always Luigi! Respectfully, Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted August 1, 2015 Share #6 Posted August 1, 2015 It took literally 15 seconds to find this online: Please Note: Leica Q (Typ 116), Ever-ready case was designed to be a compact case. As such, the case is designed to hold the Leica Q without the lens hood. An alternate option is the Leica Q Holster (catalog #19503), which can house the Leica Q with or without the handgrip and mounted lens hood. Is Leica stupid? your comment is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwarren Posted August 1, 2015 Share #7 Posted August 1, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) your comment is. Sorry, I think I might be being misinterpreted here. The 19502 seems to be functioning exactly as designed. Nothing stupid about that. Not meeting someone's expectations? That's a different story.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T44ISKN Posted August 1, 2015 Share #8 Posted August 1, 2015 It's a shame to see that the tone of this forum is just as toxic as some of the others I have inhabited over the years. I perhaps naively hoped that Leica owners would be more pleasant towards one another. Oh well... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk.kat Posted August 2, 2015 Share #9 Posted August 2, 2015 It would be nice if the forum has a a-hole filter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Palamaro Posted August 4, 2015 Share #10 Posted August 4, 2015 I have to be the biggest idiot assuming the case would fit with the screw-in lens hood. Yikes, reading this it apparently does not and now I have to return it, unopened, to BH Photo. Never in one-million years would I have thought some idiot would design a case with the minimally wide lens hood which would have to be removed to use the case. Any verbiage which supports this decision is futile imo . . . groan. Wish I joined this site sooner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Palamaro Posted August 4, 2015 Share #11 Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) your comment is, I think the ire of the members is specifically against Leica not specifying anywhere (that I could find) that the lens hood must be removed. Before purchasing I even asked sales person if lens hood must be removed, and got an unequivocal 'no', it does not. Not stating something as obvious as lens hood removal was probably an oversight but perhaps even more glaring is, I wonder if the design department had a similar oversight and the additional few cm's just plain overlooked. Edited August 4, 2015 by jpalamaro Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Palamaro Posted August 4, 2015 Share #12 Posted August 4, 2015 your comment is. Your reply has an almost pedantic tone to it and implies that the few additional cm's would make it a less compact case. Indeed it would, but it would be inconsequential. I believe the threadstarter, like myself, is dismayed that Leica did not mention anywhere in the documentation that the lens hood must be removed. That being said, I now have the inconvenience and expense of returning a product which will not fit my needs, even though inquired about lens hood fitment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 4, 2015 Share #13 Posted August 4, 2015 It may be me, but if there is a clear specification to be found and one orders the item ignoring it, it appears rather futile to complain and a bit strange to do so in strong terms. If it doesn't suit your needs simply return it, or better still, don't order it. I am sure that cases to your taste will appear with the usual third-party suppliers soon, for all I know it could be on AliBaba already. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted August 4, 2015 Share #14 Posted August 4, 2015 Your reply has an almost pedantic tone to it and implies that the few additional cm's would make it a less compact case. Indeed it would, but it would be inconsequential. I believe the threadstarter, like myself, is dismayed that Leica did not mention anywhere in the documentation that the lens hood must be removed. That being said, I now have the inconvenience and expense of returning a product which will not fit my needs, even though inquired about lens hood fitment. You misquoted me. My response was to another poster. Please read what I posted and who I quoted before commenting. For the record, I too believe the case is ill designed. Even if the hood was easy to remove, it is ill designed. But when you take into account that the hood is a pain in the ass to remove in that you have to replace a second threaded ring, it makes the design of this case...well stupid. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwmount Posted August 5, 2015 Share #15 Posted August 5, 2015 I think, this is just one more example for a Leica accessory which is designed by people who don't know, what it is made for. Other exampels are the Q daybag or the T's strap and half case..... I wonder if the test department at Leica is looking at those additional products at all..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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