Using some gaffer tape at the moment, but also hoping for a more elegant solution.
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 5/7/09, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Stan Halpin <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Fixed! (was Moan! Groan!) > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 10:43 PM > I don't recall - do you have the 16-50 or the 50-135? My > 50-135 is the worst, but fixable with a couple of layers of > tape. > I usually leave the hoods mounted on all lenses. On older > hoods it was pretty easy to find a cap that would fit the > open end of a mounted hood. Even without that option I would > rather leave the hood mounted except for when I need to get > as compact as possible for travel. And screw mount is much > more secure. Hence my grumble. > > stan > > On May 6, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > > > I've had a 300mm f4.5 FA for about 7 or 8 years, > it has a bayonet hood - my most used lens - I find the hood > better than the screw on - faster to mount. Mine shows no > signs of looseness. > > > > YMMV > > > > Kenneth Waller > > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan > Halpin" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Fixed! (was Moan! Groan!) > > > > > >> One or two layers of scotch tape works to tighten > up the fit of the newer bayonet-style hoods. > >> Grumble. I prefer screw-on like they had in the > good old days! > >> > >> stan > >> > >> On May 4, 2009, at 7:43 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Jack, > >>> > >>> I have the hood from the 24-90; but the little > bumps on the 16-45 that lock the hood on are too worn to > hold. I'm thinking about using a couple of drops of > epoxy to build them up a little. > >>> > >>> Actually, I'm not even sure how much of a > difference the hood makes, except as protection. > >>> > >>> Rick > >>> > >>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW > >>> > >>> > >>> --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Jack Davis > <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I understood from your initial post that > the hood 'gave > >>>> its all.' > >>>> Do you have a usable hood? Just curious. > >>>> > >>>> Jack > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Rick Womer > <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> From: Rick Womer > <[email protected]> > >>>>> Subject: Fixed! (was Moan! Groan!) > >>>>> To: [email protected] > >>>>> Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 3:05 AM > >>>>> Late last night, I took my jammed > inoperable 16-45 in > >>>> hand, > >>>>> and reasoned: If landing on its front > end broke it, > >>>> what > >>>>> would happen if I tightly gripped the > front and > >>>> pulled? > >>>>> Nothing to lose. > >>>>> > >>>>> So I did. There was a > "clunk" on the second > >>>> firm > >>>>> pull, and everything works. It > focuses. It zooms. > >>>> The > >>>>> images are sharp. > >>>>> > >>>>> Whew. > >>>>> > >>>>> Rick > >>>>> > >>>>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
