Speenth Posted June 1, 2016 Share #1 Posted June 1, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) When I fit the lens hood and tighten fully, it sits at a 20 degree angle from square. Can this be correct? It irrationally irritates me! For me, this angled rotation also raises the question of why the hood is such an odd shape anyway! Is flare a problem only in four 'corners' of the lens? Would a fully round hood cause vignetting? If so, then I guess the funny angle is quite deliberate ... but I remain to be convinced! Am I the only angled hoodie on this forum, or is this a common (or compulsory) Q condition? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 1, 2016 Posted June 1, 2016 Hi Speenth, Take a look here Q lens hood does not please me like it should. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
spylaw4 Posted June 1, 2016 Share #2 Posted June 1, 2016 Are you sure you've tightened it fully? It should go to an correct position, properly aligned, but it does take some force to do so. If it stubbornly won't move beyond the skewed position, which is not right, then take it back to your dealer and get it changed/sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speenth Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted June 1, 2016 Are you sure you've tightened it fully? It should go to an correct position, properly aligned, but it does take some force to do so. If it stubbornly won't move beyond the skewed position, which is not right, then take it back to your dealer and get it changed/sorted. Thanks Brian. It definitely won't tighten to square. I suspected it to be faulty and your reply confirms it. I've also just been viewing a number of images of the camera on this forum, all of which show the hood to be a nice, aesthetically pleasing square fit - dammit! So now the horrible thought - is it the hood or the lens barrel that's faulty? My fingers are crossed it's the former! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucena Posted June 1, 2016 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2016 Difficult to put it in the right position the first time...but now it is ok, I often tight/untight it in order to change filters... If it does not want to go to the right position at all you have to go back to Leica store Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieboy Posted June 1, 2016 Share #5 Posted June 1, 2016 The shape corresponds to the shape of the frame of the camera. If you brought the sides in to match the top of the hood, it would block the image on the edges of the picture on the long sides. If they'd made it round, they'd just have to make it bigger, and would lose some of it's effectiveness on the sides of the frame where the hood is smaller--as in along the top if you're shooting horizontally. Leica has made other hoods like that in the past, my 28mm M lens has one for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
war Posted June 2, 2016 Share #6 Posted June 2, 2016 Does anyone know the mm size of the threads for the hood. I use a UV filter on the 49mm thread of the lens and would prefer not to take it on and off to use a polarizing filter. (the Leica UV does not have outside threads, further vignetting could be a problem with the added depth. I thought perhaps I could fit a polarizer after removing the hood. Incidentally, my hood too is so tight I feared damaging something trying to get it "square". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted June 2, 2016 Share #7 Posted June 2, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Someone on the forum recommended applying a little facial or nose oil to the threads. I did that and it made a huge difference. So easy now to remove or install the hood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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