Need advice for putting the lens hood on straight

[Cheesehead]

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My first Leica and I am really enjoying it but I need some help.

Before my q2 even arrived I got a filter to help protect the lens.  I took off the lens hood so that I could get the filter on.  After trying a dozen times I could not get the hood back on tightly so that it is oriented horizontally.  I can get all sorts of angles.  When I try to adjust and anticipate the angle it doesn't catch the thread right away and so by the time it is tight it is again off the horizontal.  For now I have left the hood in the box and the camera comes with me a bit shorter (an advantage) but without the shading and contact protection provided by the hood.  Is there some trick to consistently put the shade on flat without it being loose, or over tightened?

thanks,.  

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[snooper]

I have to go beyond what I would normally go for, but even if the last degree of rotation are a bit difficult, and as it came this way, I go all the way til it's straight.

[stuny]

It's safe to do as Snooper writes.  Just about all of us have gone through that with our Q, as I have with a thin B&W UV filter on my Q

[DaveCollins]

Yep, had the same issue. In order to get it straight, I used a tool to force it to the point of being aligned correctly.  The tool is called a strap wrench. See the following as an example:

https://www.amazon.com/Rubber-Strap-Wrench-6-In/dp/B0002H338C

I think the root of the issue is that Leica has designed this thing so that it takes a lot of force to get the hood back into proper position. 

[PhotoCruiser]

vor 34 Minuten schrieb DaveCollins:

Leica has designed this thing so that it takes a lot of force to get the hood back into proper position. 

LEICA designed this thing that it takes too much force to screw in position while the LEICA lens cap is too wide and need too less force to stay put on the lens.

LOL! I have the same problem with mine

I wanted to give it a try with a wrap of ptfe pipe tape this may makes it easier to screw it in the right position as ptfe is very slippery.
A thin thin film of teflon/ptfe grease may help as well

Chris

[Leica Guy]

43 minutes ago, DaveCollins said:

Yep, had the same issue. In order to get it straight, I used a tool to force it to the point of being aligned correctly.  The tool is called a strap wrench. See the following as an example:

https://www.amazon.com/Rubber-Strap-Wrench-6-In/dp/B0002H338C

I think the root of the issue is that Leica has designed this thing so that it takes a lot of force to get the hood back into proper position. 

No, you do not need a tool. Just swipe a little oil from your face or side of nose and scrape across the hood threads. That alone will make it so much easier. You can turn the hood to the stop so it’s square to the camera. This has been covered over and over on the Q and now Q2 threads. I promise. The oil is all you should need. 

[Cheesehead]

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21 minutes ago, Leica Guy said:

No, you do not need a tool. Just swipe a little oil from your face or side of nose and scrape across the hood threads. That alone will make it so much easier. You can turn the hood to the stop so it’s square to the camera. This has been covered over and over on the Q and now Q2 threads. I promise. The oil is all you should need. 

Thanks,  I actually searched and saw some posts about the oil but wasn't sure if that was really related to the position, as much as just to getting the hood on and off.    I am planning on playing a little with a 1000 ND filter that I have from another camera so I am going to leave the hood off.  I am afraid of forcing the hood, but I will try the trick of a little oil on the threads when I am ready to put the hood back on.

[Leica Guy]

3 hours ago, Cheesehead said:

Thanks,  I actually searched and saw some posts about the oil but wasn't sure if that was really related to the position, as much as just to getting the hood on and off.    I am planning on playing a little with a 1000 ND filter that I have from another camera so I am going to leave the hood off.  I am afraid of forcing the hood, but I will try the trick of a little oil on the threads when I am ready to put the hood back on.

The threads are new. Over time they’ll naturally “free up” a little while never being actually loose. Any kind of very lightweight oil will work. Nose oil is the decades old remedy for this. Just one drop of oil spread around the circumference of the hood on the threads will be more than enough. You don’t need to worry about taking it on and off. I do it regularly to change a filter or to connect a ring flash to the front on the lens. Good luck. 
 

I use a 6-stop ND filter for photographing moving water. Works great. 

Edited December 7, 2019 by Leica Guy

[Siriusone59]

Leica Guy is spot on with his suggestion of nose oil but I might add that holding the hood in your hand for a minute to warm it slightly also seems to help. I suppose it expands just a tiny bit. Don't worry about going too far as it seems to bottom out at the correct position. After you take it off and back on a few times, you'll find that it gets much easier and stops right where it needs to be.  

[Herr Barnack]

13 hours ago, Leica Guy said:

No, you do not need a tool. Just swipe a little oil from your face or side of nose and scrape across the hood threads. That alone will make it so much easier. You can turn the hood to the stop so it’s square to the camera. This has been covered over and over on the Q and now Q2 threads. I promise. The oil is all you should need. 

Yes, the Q2 lens hood is a tight fit and can be a bit stubborn to get back on properly when new.  I encountered this when I took my hood off to put on a UV filter. 

To get my lens hood on correctly, I used a silicone rubber jar lid opener similar to this:  https://www.amazon.com/Norpro-566-Silicone-Jar-Opener/dp/B003D8EGXS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3RUJ8O60PHKNQ&keywords=silicone+jar+opener+grip&qid=1575782645&s=home-garden&sprefix=silicone+jar+opener%2Cgarden%2C168&sr=1-3

I have kept one of these at hand for years in case I get a filter stuck on a lens; they work like a charm.  At a photo workshop, a fellow attendee had a filter stuck fast on his Noctilux for months.  I whipped out my silicone jar opener and had it off for him in seconds.  He was astonished that his stuck filter came off so easily.

Using a strap wrench may work, but I would exercise caution in using one of those; some of the larger ones that you can find in hardware stores can produce a lot of torque if you get carried away and you could end up damaging the threads of your lens hood or the lens itself.  That having been said, the one on Amazon looks small enough to be used safely on the Q2 lens hood if you elect to go that route.

Edited December 8, 2019 by Herr Barnack

[Viv]

A firm hand is enough, in my experience.

Don't worry, you won't break anything.

[jamiealquiza]

Touch of silicone grease made this process extremely smooth for me, even after several removals and reinstalls.

 Also regarding going too far, take a peek inside the lens hood threads. You’ll find an edge that stops the hood at perfect alignment, so definitely tighten until you feel a clean stop. If not, grease.