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I can't seem to get my hood screwed on so it lines up properly, square to the face of the camera, without really forcing it. I'm afraid I'm going to strip the thread by screwing it in that far. Any thoughts?

Thanks

Louie

A not uncommon reluctance and there are threads on this (as well as on the lens hood!). You are dealing with a bit of precision engineering and you cannot overtighten it. If it is turning freely up to almost the final position just keep turning until it reaches a positive stop. One tried and tested solution is to rub a little nose gease onto the threads before fitting the hood.

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Thanks very much for answering my question, I was just afraid of damaging the threads if I over tightened it. As for this being address many times in other threads, maybe it's just me but spending 30 minutes looking through pass threads to find a specific subject, seems quicker to just ask the question again. I'm lazy I guess.

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