> Karen wrote: ... > With the EF 24/2.8, the hood can also be reversed -- but because the hood > is petal shaped and not round, you have to match the notch exactly when > twisting the hood on. This slows down the process of reversing the hood > considerably, so it's more of a pain. I've cross-threaded and mismatched > the petal shaped hood numerous times. There has to be a better system.
Hi Karen, While it is possible to attach the hood in ANY of the three possible positions, I have a "better" system that I found successful for my EF 24mm f/2.8 and EW-60II: 1) First mount the hood facing away from the lens, as for shooting. 2) Place your fingers at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock position on the hood 3) Remove the hood, but do not move your fingers 4) Without moving your fingers, flip the hood around 180 degrees 5) The hood is now in position for mounting in reverse for storage. It takes about 3 seconds to store the hood this way. This also seems to work for all the other Canon hoods that I have: EW-65, ES-65, EW-78BII, EW-83II Do you think this method will this work for you, and maybe prevent cross-threading? Cheers Julian Loke P.S. You might want to rub some candle wax on the bayonet threads if the hood is a bit tight when it is new. Alternatively, shoot so much film via the lens until the hood loosens up with wear :-) * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
