Adapter Ring & Lens Cap!?

No - and because the lens thread is either different from 49mm or is a male thread (like the attachment points for the newer Leica hoods). Just buy some Loctite Blue for the adapter, and you will be fine.

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hunz said:
exactly, why didn't they design it so people can just screw a filter directly onto the lens? - like Leica lenses

-- ok, let me rephrase this. can people screw a UV filter for example onto the lens WITHOUT the need for the adaptor ring?
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it would be a major design mistake as mentioned, if one cannot put the adapter ring + uv filter + cap, and not fit into the fuji leather case. that would really suck!
 
Perhaps one of you that want everything inside of the case should contact Fujifilm directly.

If the answer is no.. an aftermarket case will be available that will do what you want... and I suspect sooner rather than later.

I'm wondering if the hood interferes with the optical finder sufficiently to make the optical finder difficult to use, or if it barely intrudes?

Other than my Contax G2, all of my lenses with hoods have lens caps that I place on the filter and not the hood. There is an Ebay dealer that sells center squeeze lens caps for $6.00 -$8.00 per five. Unfortunately, I didn't see any 49mm. I bought 25 caps... seem like good quality.. to my surprise.
 
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As so far as it all fitting in the case, it's not important to me as I plan to use an LL Bean day-pack sling I have to my Domke camera satchel.
 
bwcolor said:
I'm wondering if the hood interferes with the optical finder sufficiently to make the optical finder difficult to use, or if it barely intrudes?
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Barely intrudes. That's why I didn't even remember the alignment issue in my main writeup on the X100, because it hardly mattered at all...but having gone to the effort of making a vented hood, it seemed silly that it didn't line up correctly!
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That the Cap not fit on the adapterring and the lens hood is for me a big design mistake. I think they could send with the lens hood a new cap that fit on it.
But I have an other important question: When the lens hood is on the camera do I see something of it in the OVF? And when how much comes this hood in the OVF view? I hope not or only a little bit. Has someone inforamtion about it?
 
That the Cap not fit on the adapterring and the lens hood is for me a big design mistake. I think they could send with the lens hood a new cap that fit on it.
But I have an other important question: When the lens hood is on the camera do I see something of it in the OVF? And when how much comes this hood in the OVF view? I hope not or only a little bit. Has someone inforamtion about it?
 
looks said:
That the Cap not fit on the adapterring and the lens hood is for me a big design mistake. I think they could send with the lens hood a new cap that fit on it.
But I have an other important question: When the lens hood is on the camera do I see something of it in the OVF? And when how much comes this hood in the OVF view? I hope not or only a little bit. Has someone inforamtion about it?
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Nothing official, but I have seen TTV images with the hood attached and in OVF mode the lens shade is visible and obstructs part of the view. I have to look again at the images assuming I can even find them again to see if the hood encroaches in to the frame and over the frame lines.
 
shashinka-ichiban said:
Nothing official, but I have seen TTV images with the hood attached and in OVF mode the lens shade is visible and obstructs part of the view. I have to look again at the images assuming I can even find them again to see if the hood encroaches in to the frame and over the frame lines.
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Thanks for this information. I hope that the hood not will show into the frame, because than I can't use it. Maybe next week, when the camera is out, someone can give use more information about it.
 
Why is this not considered a "design mistake" when it happens on a Leica M? I'm just saying...

~Joe
 
JoeV said:
Why is this not considered a "design mistake" when it happens on a Leica M? I'm just saying...
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Well - didn't you know - Leica never makes mistakes. ;) It's the users' fault if they have a problem with this camera. And don't you ever complain, or else other LU's might make fun of you ... :)
 
looks said:
Thanks for this information. I hope that the hood not will show into the frame, because than I can't use it. Maybe next week, when the camera is out, someone can give use more information about it.
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If say 1% of the frame is obscured you can't use it? Can't you just know that section of the photo is floor or whatever? I don't see this as being an issue for me whatsoever. I'd be more concerned that it blocks the flash.
 
fixed point said:
It would seem easier to design a non-obstructing hood/viewfinder combo for a fixed lens camera than an interchangeable lens camera.
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Not really, because whether the lens obstructs the viewfinder's view depends on the distance between the two. And, the further away from each other both are, the bigger the camera will be.

Actually, this problem has existed for RF cameras ever since the invention of the Leica system. Apparently, it didn't stop photographers from shooting decent pictures. It's just part of the concept.
 
Arjay said:
Not really, because whether the lens obstructs the viewfinder's view depends on the distance between the two. And, the further away from each other both are, the bigger the camera will be.
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It also depends on viewfinder magnification, frame lines (which depend on focal length and focus distance), and the physical length of the lens. On the M system all of these can change depending on the camera/lens combo, making it very difficult to predict viewfinder blockage. On the X100, none of them change (much) so it shouldn't be hard to come up with a hood that doesn't block the frame.

I'm not claiming that it is a big deal on the X100. I plan on buying one and having part of my view blocked has never bothered me on my M. My only point is that it would be easier to avoid this problem on a camera where all of the relavant variables are known and fixed than on the M system where they can all change.
 
fixed point said:
It also depends on viewfinder magnification, frame lines (which depend on focal length and focus distance), and the physical length of the lens. On the M system all of these can change depending on the camera/lens combo, making it very difficult to predict viewfinder blockage. On the X100, none of them change (much) so it shouldn't be hard to come up with a hood that doesn't block the frame.
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You're right. However, this won't help too much in the case of teh X100, whose hardware design is fixed.

The best thing is to take a look for yourself. DigitalRev have put up a video, in which you can see how much the Fuji hood actually is obstructing the viewfinder's FOV. Go to 1min 56s of the video, and you'll see if the obstruction is too much for you.
 
got the hood+adapter...

i can fit the lens cap easily on the adapter after removing the hood, pretty secure too.

i suppose most users will just either run with a filter on and not bother with a lens cap or get a pinch cap to have the hood on at all times.
 
Just got word from Robert White that my order on Hood + Adapter has been shipped with USP. Guess Fuji is stepping up production.

And no - I wont (as a rule) use the hood.

Kind Regards
 
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