STOP! Do not cut the Lens Hood out first. Note, it has a flower petal type hood with the longer petal on the top & bottom. It's these longer ones that causes the vignetting. Try twisting it to the LH / RH position from the top. Take shots and see the results.
If it won't budge (after you have tried both the CCW & CW twist), mark the top & bottom petals to follow the petal shape. Now use the smaller 1/4 inch hack saw blade without the handle. Check the photo. Go on cutting by trial and error. Make sure you don't graze the lens. Stick a 3M Post It on the Lens as protection. Then use emery paper to smoothen the rough cut surface. If the LH / RH vertical petals are the culprit too, mark and cut with the hack saw. Good Luck. Bipin There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept - Ansel Adams -- 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.
