Q3 lens hood working on Q3 43

[mrlouie]

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I got it to work !!!! Q3 lens hood on Q3 43  with standard UV filter, macro mode ok,  posting full video in few hours 

 

 

[Minigill]

Probably a dumb question sorry, and missing the purpose, why would you want to use the Q hood instead of the new one on the 43 ?

Thanks 😀

[M11 for me]

vor 13 Minuten schrieb Minigill:

Probably a dumb question sorry, and missing the purpose, why would you want to use the Q hood instead of the new one on the 43 ?

Thanks 😀

That is a very valid question. The new lens hood is actually a bit shorter so that the size of the whole camera stays almost the same.

[69xchange]

Did you add rubber gaskets/o-rings to the threads?

[Carrot]

I’m guessing that if you can find a filter with the same thread size as the Q43 hood, you could knock out the glass and use it as a spacer between the lens and hood. Similarly, as done on all versions of the X100, knock out the glass from the filter and reverse fit it as a spacer. Don’t know if pushing the lens hood out a few mm would introduce vignetting though. 

[davidnvh]

2 hours ago, mrlouie said:

I got it to work !!!! Q3 lens hood on Q3 43  with standard UV filter, macro mode ok,  posting full video in few hours 

 

 

I don’t know how you did it, but if the workaround involves adding rubber bands to the thread mount, then the weather resistance might be voided 😬

[mrlouie]

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1 hour ago, Minigill said:

Probably a dumb question sorry, and missing the purpose, why would you want to use the Q hood instead of the new one on the 43 ?

Thanks 😀

Because of what I shoot I need the protection of a filter and lens hood. I also need macro mode to work at anytime 

[mrlouie]

Here you go … how I got it to work ..

 

[mrlouie]

1 hour ago, davidnvh said:

I don’t know how you did it, but if the workaround involves adding rubber bands to the thread mount, then the weather resistance might be voided 😬

lol .. more simple . I posted video in thread 

Edited October 2, 2024 by mrlouie

[mrlouie]

1 hour ago, 69xchange said:

Did you add rubber gaskets/o-rings to the threads?

lol way more simple - I posted video in thread 

Edited October 2, 2024 by mrlouie

[mrlouie]

1 hour ago, Carrot said:

I’m guessing that if you can find a filter with the same thread size as the Q43 hood, you could knock out the glass and use it as a spacer between the lens and hood. Similarly, as done on all versions of the X100, knock out the glass from the filter and reverse fit it as a spacer. Don’t know if pushing the lens hood out a few mm would introduce vignetting though. 

I was gonna try that ..

[nussbusch]

Your Q3 23 hood solution also allows for the use of the great otec Q-cap which you cannot mount on the Q3 43 hood because of the inner extra baffle. Thanks!

[Dr. G]

5 hours ago, Carrot said:

I’m guessing that if you can find a filter with the same thread size as the Q43 hood, you could knock out the glass and use it as a spacer between the lens and hood. Similarly, as done on all versions of the X100, knock out the glass from the filter and reverse fit it as a spacer. Don’t know if pushing the lens hood out a few mm would introduce vignetting though. 

Anyone know what filter size might work for this?

[SrMi]

I think it is a bad idea to use a hood designed for 28mm on a 43mm lens.

[Carrot]

1 hour ago, Dr. G said:

Anyone know what filter size might work for this?

It might be 60mm

[nussbusch]

Its a very good idea! Still plenty of protection and better in the filter and Q-cap aspect. The other way round would lead to vignetting.

[KenTanaka]

I appreciate your presentation of a work-around to this problem, although I won't be able to apply it. Thank you!

But can I just proclaim how really s---ty this camera's design detail is? A $7,000 camera...and nobody in the German braintrust considered this issue before manufacturing started?  And their "solution" is to (a) declare this is normal and, (b) offer a $245 accessory hood for those who might want to fully use the damn camera's lens with a protective filter?  I am absolutely seething.  And you all should be, too.

Thank you.  Carry on, gents.  /rant

[Dr. G]

28 minutes ago, KenTanaka said:

I appreciate your presentation of a work-around to this problem, although I won't be able to apply it. Thank you!

But can I just proclaim how really s---ty this camera's design detail is? A $7,000 camera...and nobody in the German braintrust considered this issue before manufacturing started?  And their "solution" is to (a) declare this is normal and, (b) offer a $245 accessory hood for those who might want to fully use the damn camera's lens with a protective filter?  I am absolutely seething.  And you all should be, too.

Thank you.  Carry on, gents.  /rant

The round hood doesn't really do much in the rain.  Even the new hood design doesn't protect the front element from rain like the original Q hood.  I'm still dumbfounded that Leica chose to keep the hood short by a few millimeters to keep the camera the same dimensions as the original Q (was anyone asking for this?) and not making it fully functional.

[SrMi]

50 minutes ago, Dr. G said:

The round hood doesn't really do much in the rain.  Even the new hood design doesn't protect the front element from rain like the original Q hood.  I'm still dumbfounded that Leica chose to keep the hood short by a few millimeters to keep the camera the same dimensions as the original Q (was anyone asking for this?) and not making it fully functional.

Oberwerth?  😆

Edited October 2, 2024 by SrMi

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[2M6TTLs]

On 10/2/2024 at 5:57 PM, mrlouie said:

lol .. more simple . I posted video in thread 

Wonderful! There should be some red faced staff walking around at Leica. All this money for the camera, no charger in the box and you have to fix it with tape! Wow..