dkaye Posted July 13, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 13, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's only been a few days, but I already love my Leica Q. But one thing surprised me: the screw-on lens shade. In order to align it properly, I had to tighten it so far that I worried about stripping the threads. Have other Q owners had the same experience? I was also surprised that it didn't have a firm stop point for alignment. For example, my Tri-Elmar 16-18-21mm has a lens shade that does this. It's threaded, but when you install the lens shade it smoothly stops at just the tirht position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pappde Posted July 13, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 13, 2015 It is designed so. It has a built in stop that prevents the hood to be turned beyond a certain point. Look inside the hood, on the thread there is a square ending. True german design!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkaye Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted July 13, 2015 Thanks, pappde. Just tried it again. Seems to be a bit temperature-dependent. When cold, I can screw the lens shade on and it hits the stop you describe. I previously installed the shade when the camera was much warmer and it took a great deal of force to rotate it almost that far. I'll have to try it again when the camera is warm. The tolerance are tight! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted July 13, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 13, 2015 first few times its tight...I just leave it on permanently and serves as a protection for glass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfall Posted July 13, 2015 Share #5 Posted July 13, 2015 first few times its tight...I just leave it on permanently and serves as a protection for glass. But how can you control circular polarizer alignment if you have a polarizer filter attached to your Q? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmschuh Posted July 13, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 13, 2015 My hood has a stop point, but I will never release the hood again. The hood is a perfect protection for everything (light, mechanical contact and so on). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted July 13, 2015 Share #7 Posted July 13, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) But how can you control circular polarizer alignment if you have a polarizer filter attached to your Q? Long fingernails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernie.lcf Posted July 14, 2015 Share #8 Posted July 14, 2015 But how can you control circular polarizer alignment if you have a polarizer filter attached to your Q? It's a similar problem with almost (*) any lens that comes with a meaningful hood (that extends more than maybe 1-2cm). The difference of the Leica hood is its rectangular shape, which basically means that you have only two rounded areas where it is somewhat convenient to operate the polarizer. In any case, it means fiddling around the filter with your fingers - Clearly, the whole setup wasn't made for frequent filter changes. (*) there are a handful or so lenses of which the hood has a opening for the photographer to operate the polarizer. I have seen this before, but cannot remember the brand or model... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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