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can't figure this out...
bought a lensmate for the xpro1...it fits perfectly...on/off is easy, no pressure needed to move it.
bought a lensmate for the xe-1 and it is hard to put on and almost impossible to remove...i had to use a screwdriver to leverage it off...
emailed lensmate and they sent me another for the xe-1, it just arrived...and it's the same thing! hard to get on and very hard to remove!
tried it on the xpro-1 and it's the same thing!
it makes no sense...
has anyone else had problems with the lensmate and xe-1?
bought a lensmate for the xpro1...it fits perfectly...on/off is easy, no pressure needed to move it.
bought a lensmate for the xe-1 and it is hard to put on and almost impossible to remove...i had to use a screwdriver to leverage it off...
emailed lensmate and they sent me another for the xe-1, it just arrived...and it's the same thing! hard to get on and very hard to remove!
tried it on the xpro-1 and it's the same thing!
it makes no sense...
has anyone else had problems with the lensmate and xe-1?
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the one for the xe-1 is the new design...it's a one piece, while the xpro1 one is the old design, a two piece affair.
daveleo
what?
Joe
I have a lensmate on my x100. It was hard to get on and off because of the little lip that grabs onto the EV marker next to the EV dial.
I ended up filing down the lip on the thumbrest (it is very small - use a small file and a magnifying glass and proceed slowly). I did not file it down all the way - leave a little bit of it !
It works great now - easy to remove when I want to use the external flash.
I have a lensmate on my x100. It was hard to get on and off because of the little lip that grabs onto the EV marker next to the EV dial.
I ended up filing down the lip on the thumbrest (it is very small - use a small file and a magnifying glass and proceed slowly). I did not file it down all the way - leave a little bit of it !
It works great now - easy to remove when I want to use the external flash.
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sounds like a different design than for the bigger fujis...
GaryLH
Veteran
Same problem on the one I bought for the x100 as well. I actually bought to keep that ec dial from moving. I don't use the thumb rest portion because for me it did not feel quite right.
Gary
daveleo
what?
yeh, now that I look at it, that design is different. some kind of screw holds down on the hot shoe?
if the problem is a snug fit with the rails on the camera hot shoe, I would
look at polishing down the lensmate (it's soft aluminum) with some emery paper. depends on where it's tight -
the bottom face or the side edges.
I love modifying stuff - "I void warrantees" as the T-shirt says.
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well, i do have 2 of them now, so i could try to sand it down a bit...but i am not very handy.
the one on the xe1 won't be coming off all that often as i use the built in flash and the xpro-1 will be the one that is used as i will use my flash units on it.
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what i find strange is that there seems to be a design flaw in the new one but no one is noticing it...but me?
drew.saunders
Well-known
I just purchased the "Lensmate Fujifilm X-E1 Thumbrest+ Silver" and it works fine on my X-E1. I don't screw the little set screw in all the way, and it slides on and off fairly easily.
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even with the screw completely backed off mine is still very tight.
daveleo
what?
Joe,
it's not actually a design flaw - it's a tolerance stackup thing, and it may be
your cameras hot shoe that's is out of dimensional specs - it could be the
lensmate but since you tried 2 of them, it's more likely your hotshoe that is
dimensionally small.
even if they are perfectly line-to-line fit, it would be hard to slide one rail
through another because there is no "wiggle room". it might just take a very small polishing with emery paper to fix this problem.
it's not actually a design flaw - it's a tolerance stackup thing, and it may be
your cameras hot shoe that's is out of dimensional specs - it could be the
lensmate but since you tried 2 of them, it's more likely your hotshoe that is
dimensionally small.
even if they are perfectly line-to-line fit, it would be hard to slide one rail
through another because there is no "wiggle room". it might just take a very small polishing with emery paper to fix this problem.
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also tried them on the xpro with the same result...though the xpro lensmate fits perfectly on the xpro...and the xe1!
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tonight, i took the sandpaper to the lensmate and after a bit of manual labour...nothing, maybe a bit easier on but not off.
thinking i had nothing to lose i took a flathead screwdriver and inserted it into the opening between the top and bottom layer of the thumb thing...and then i turned it ever so gently...
and now it fits great, goes on and comes off with ease and stays put when i turn the lock screw!!
life is good!
thinking i had nothing to lose i took a flathead screwdriver and inserted it into the opening between the top and bottom layer of the thumb thing...and then i turned it ever so gently...
and now it fits great, goes on and comes off with ease and stays put when i turn the lock screw!!
life is good!
Jim Evidon
Jim
This is a curious thread. Why? Because I went to the Lensmate site which said that they are considering a thumb rest for the XPro-1 and solicit interested parties to contact them. Assuming they know what they are producing, how is it that some of you have a Lensmate for your XPro-1?
I would like to know because I would like to find a thumb rest for mine that doesn't break the bank like Match Technical's.
I would like to know because I would like to find a thumb rest for mine that doesn't break the bank like Match Technical's.
Bike Tourist
Well-known
I puchased a Thumbs Up EP-7S from Match Technical. It uses no set screws and it has been on my X-Pro1 from the beginning with no problems. It is a quality product. It is a little pricey but how many times will you buy one?
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i think they are doing a redesign...they have had one for the xpro1 for awhile.
AdamJ
Newbie
I had the lensmate on the X-E1 and it too was super tight, so tight you didn't need to use the set screw.
Ultimately I switched to the mT Thumbs-Up for the X-E1, I like the design better and a perfect fit.
Ultimately I switched to the mT Thumbs-Up for the X-E1, I like the design better and a perfect fit.