SoCalLeicanator Posted December 15, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 15, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi all, The cheap plastic brackey that engages the bayonet on the milled aluminum lens hood just came off. I purchased the lens maybe 5 or so months ago. A similar thing happened on the hood of my TL55-135. Anyone else have this issue? Mail back to Leica? 3rd party compatible hoods? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ropo54 Posted December 15, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) A common problem, regrettably. Your local camera shop may be able to glue it back in place. Not sure if yours is silver, but here's one for sale on Fred Miranda Buy/Sell. Rob FS- LEICA TL Lens shade TL 35, TL 60 in silver NIB $69 - FM Forums.webloc Edited December 15, 2020 by ropo54 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted December 15, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 15, 2020 Just glue it back. TL lenses hood design are the worst in the industry. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalLeicanator Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted December 15, 2020 Thanks, I will try the glue and see. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim B Posted December 19, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 19, 2020 I got my hood for the TL35 replaced through my dealer when the plastic mount came unglued and what I noticed with the new one was that it was easier to get on and off. So I had a look at my other one, for the TL 55-135. If you identify the notches on the plastic mount of the hood that click onto the lens, you can carefully file or shave them slightly so that it is a smoother, easier fit whilst remaining secure. Having done this I find much less force is needed to put it on and take it off. This then means that the plastic mount is less likely to break away from the metal hood. Just a thought. Tim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoarFM Posted December 22, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 22, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 7:22 PM, SoCalLeicanator said: Hi all, The cheap plastic brackey that engages the bayonet on the milled aluminum lens hood just came off. I purchased the lens maybe 5 or so months ago. A similar thing happened on the hood of my TL55-135. Anyone else have this issue? Mail back to Leica? 3rd party compatible hoods? Thanks! I just had the same thing happen to my TL 35 hood. 3 year warranty so I am inclined to send it to Leica US and make it their problem to either glue it back or send me a new one. I worry that my epoxy job might not hold properly and then I am trying to send them a piece that I've already made worse... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalLeicanator Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted December 22, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Quote just had the same thing happen to my TL 35 hood. 3 year warranty so I am inclined to send it to Leica US and make it their problem to either glue it back or send me a new one. I worry that my epoxy job might not hold properly and then I am trying to send them a piece that I've already made worse... I fear that as well. What a pain in the tail! And I did notice that the hood makes a big difference in SoCal where I live. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregm61 Posted December 23, 2020 Share #8 Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) I've had my 35/1.4 for about a year now. The day it came out of the box, the hood went on, the front cap went in the box, the lens with the hood mounted in the shooting position went into it's "slot" in my sling bag along with the 11-23, CL+18-56 and 55-135, all similarly set up. The Tenba Solstice Sling Bag 10L is MADE for this system. I sometimes vary what I am carrying in the sling bag as I also own the 60mm f2.8 Macro but the hoods have never been taken off/reversed for storage and most likely never will. Edited December 23, 2020 by Gregm61 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Lane Posted December 23, 2020 Share #9 Posted December 23, 2020 The hood for my 35 came apart after just a couple of months of use, so I had it replaced with a new one. This too fell apart after a short time, so I repaired it myself using epoxy. It is a bit fiddly as you need to take care not to get adhesive on the matt finish of the inner hood, but since I did this I have never had any more problems. As lens hoods have been around for as long as lenses have, I thought that any poor designs would have been eradicated decades ago. clearly not...in more than 35 years of photography, the TL hoods are the only ones I have had problems with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted March 30, 2021 Share #10 Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Use some decent quality glue... i.e. the glue which is supplied with UV light torch to cure the adhesive ... it also acts as a filler ... rejuvenated a 50 years young lens hood's worn out bayonets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn4Rl0X99CY. ... but used at your own risk ... UV light can be dangerous so wear UV light blocking glasses Edited March 30, 2021 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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