Does anyone else dislike the Q2 lens hood / cap?

[liggy]

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I love the hood.  Personally the cap seems fiddly to me so I use the Hood Hat Mini (a neoprene cover for the hood/lens). Stays on nicely.  Comes off when needed and squishes into a pocket and I feel like there's a bit of bump protection inherent to the material.  

https://www.glazerscamera.com/collections/all/products/hood-hat-black-mini

[Siriusone59]

8 hours ago, liggy said:

I love the hood.  Personally the cap seems fiddly to me so I use the Hood Hat Mini (a neoprene cover for the hood/lens). Stays on nicely.  Comes off when needed and squishes into a pocket and I feel like there's a bit of bump protection inherent to the material.  

https://www.glazerscamera.com/collections/all/products/hood-hat-black-mini

Same combination I've used since acquiring my Q.  The original cap resides in the box with all the other unused Leica goodies for safe keeping.

[Mikep996]

The Q2 hood is great.  I don't carry/use lens caps when out shooting so no opinion on that.

Edited August 13, 2022 by Mikep996

[canticleer]

On 8/12/2022 at 5:22 PM, Camaro5 said:

I like the lens hood and being in the desert use a B+W clear filter for dust.  Didn't really care for the cap that slides over the front of the hood and use a Lens Hoodie from LensCoat instead.  It's a little fiddly to get on but protects the barrel of the lens as well as the glass.  I use them on all my lenses now.  

Hi Camaro5,

I'm thinking of buying a LensCoat Hoodie too for my Q2. Did you get the XX Small or the X Small? And are you still happy with it?

[Camaro5]

I just looked and it doesn't have the size on the label but to fit over the Q2 lens hood get the one that fits the 2 1/2 inch diameter.  It's been a while since I got them.  I have them for all my lenses and are the only things I use.  The original Leica lens caps all get stored away.  After a while the Lens Coat Hoodies will form to the lens (or metal hood) making them easy to get on and off.  They're also a lot cheaper to replace if you lose one vs. getting a Leica replacement and they protect the lens better.  

Edited June 15, 2023 by Camaro5

[SantaFeSam]

On 8/5/2022 at 9:50 PM, SirBlunder said:

I actually really like the design of the lens hood. I have a clear filter on and never (ever) use the lens cap. 

This is exactly what I do