KCS Posted November 15, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 15, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've been using my Voightlander 35 2.5 pancake II on my M6 a lot lately. It's amazingly compact and I'm liking the way the pics look (all b&w). But I'm really frustrated with the vented lens hood that it came with. It doesn't really lock on--it sort of 'sits' on the lens. If I'm quickly moving from a landscape to portrait orientation, the silly thing doesn't stay on. Is there a trick to getting it to really clip on to the lens that I haven't figured out? Anyone out there had this issue? Karen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bo_Lorentzen Posted November 15, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 15, 2009 Karen, I don't know... but on one of my Nokton lenses when I use the screw in hood with a filter, the filter tread stops and the hood actually become loose in there, the solution were to put the UV filter in the front of the hood. but that might not work on all hoods. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCS Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted November 15, 2009 I have a UV filter on the lens. Didn't think about it until now, but I will try taking it off. I wonder if the filter is keeping the hood from locking (by causing it to sit differently on the end of the lens)... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haris Posted November 16, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 16, 2009 I have that lens with it's hood, and hood firmly "click" on place. No problems at all. I don't have filter on lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl E Posted November 16, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 16, 2009 I've been using my Voightlander 35 2.5 pancake II on my M6 a lot lately. It's amazingly compact and I'm liking the way the pics look (all b&w). But I'm really frustrated with the vented lens hood that it came with. It doesn't really lock on--it sort of 'sits' on the lens. If I'm quickly moving from a landscape to portrait orientation, the silly thing doesn't stay on. Is there a trick to getting it to really clip on to the lens that I haven't figured out? Anyone out there had this issue? Karen I had the same lens and I was also frustrated that the hood never seemed to fasten properly, but then I read a description of this lens on Cameraquest which made me realise that I had not applied enough force. You need to apply more pressure to rotate the hood past the first point where it appears to stop. Then, you will find that it sits firmly in place Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCS Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted November 17, 2009 Carl--I tried applying more force and voila, it locked on. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I hadn't tried pushing it further in the past. When it 'caught' I thought I had pushed it as far as it could go, but no. My other lenses all have built-in hoods so this hasn't been an issue. Karen And sadly, yes, I'm a blonde :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haris Posted November 20, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 20, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Great, Karen. I must say, me too was a little afraid when mounting hood first time realizing how much force it need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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