That way, you know your lens is broken for sure, since the hood held up just fine <grin>.
-- Bruce Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 7:38:10 AM, you wrote: PA> Which is why I generally try to use metal lens hoods when I can. PA> -----Original Message----- >>From: John Sessoms <[email protected]> >>Sent: Jan 20, 2009 9:27 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: Oops! >> >>From: John Graves >>> Well, i did it and I can't blame anyone else. I dropped my DS and it >>> came down on the lens shade for my 20-35 lens. It didn't shatter but it >>> did knock a piece out of the mount circle. I have the piece. Has >>> anyone had success gluing these plastic shades and are there any glue >>> recommendations? BTW, lens is fine......phew >> >>I've had LOTS of experience trying to glue a plastic lens hood back >>together. That's because nothing works. >> >>I've tried everything from duck tape to epoxy to gorilla glue to super >>glue. >> >>Gorilla glue worked the best. Held it for almost three days before the >>joint failed again. >> >>-- >>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. PA> -- PA> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PA> [email protected] PA> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net PA> 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.
