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Lens hood falling off — any tips?

Started Jan 15, 2019 | Discussions thread
Chizuka
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Re: Lens hood falling off — any tips?

Chas2 wrote:

Chizuka wrote:

I bought a recommended Canon lens hood to replace the infamous Olympus 40-150 Pro lens hood that has fallen tompieces and it is a pretty good fit but it tends to come off.

Do you have any suggestions on how to secure it better to the lens?

Just out of curiosity how does it attach? Is I a bayonet or something else?

yes it is a bayonet mount but it is not made for that lens. It’s a generic hood suggested to replace the Oly hood that is expensive and keeps breaking.

what I bought is this hood: Fotodiox Lens Hood for Canon EOS EF 135mm f/2.0L, 180mm f/3.5L Lens, (replaces Canon ET-78II, ET-78 II)

I just want to find a way to secure it better.

Totally different lens, but I have a 12-35 hood with a bayonet that does not stay oriented vertically

i suppose something has worn a little. I was thinking of using something to increase the friction a little such as a small piece of tape on the lens barrel

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