I have a Tamron 18-400 lens and I find that I cannot turn the circular polarizing filter when the lens hood is attached .Any suggestions
fishgroder wrote:
I have a Tamron 18-400 lens and I find that I cannot turn the circular polarizing filter when the lens hood is attached .Any suggestions
Turn it to where you want it and then put on the lens hood.
jayd
Loc: Central Florida, East coast
Get a second lens hood and notch it in an area on the side so that you can turn it with the hood in place only use that hood with that polarizer
pmorin
Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs
fishgroder wrote:
I have a Tamron 18-400 lens and I find that I cannot turn the circular polarizing filter when the lens hood is attached .Any suggestions
This is how Canon designed their hoods for the 100-400L. It has a sliding door on the hood to use as an adjustment slot. This hood is a 77 mm mount.
PixelStan77 wrote:
Turn it to where you want it and then put on the lens hood.
That is what I do or do not use the lens hood with the polarizer
fishgroder wrote:
I have a Tamron 18-400 lens and I find that I cannot turn the circular polarizing filter when the lens hood is attached .Any suggestions
In general use a polarizer is most effective when the sun is at a 90 degree angle to the centerline of the lens. A hood is not particularly necessary when that is the situation.
If you really NEED a hood then a screw-on hood of your polarizers thread size works well, just rotate the hood to rotate the filter.
I can't imagine that a hood for a lens with 18mm focal length would be very deep... I'd think it likely to be possible to reach a finger inside and rotate the filter with your fingertip.
Otherwise do like many of the rest of us do: Remove the hood temporarily... adjust the filter as wanted... then reinstall the hood and take the shot.
I have to go with MT Shooter. You really shouldn't need the hood at that point. But, if you do or feel it needs to be there, get one that threads on to your polarizer.
PixelStan77 wrote:
Turn it to where you want it and then put on the lens hood.
wow, that's convenient. LOL
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
fishgroder wrote:
I have a Tamron 18-400 lens and I find that I cannot turn the circular polarizing filter when the lens hood is attached .Any suggestions
Some lens hoods from Sony and Canon come with a small slider window thingie you can push back and then you can turn your filter without having to remove the hood. You, on the other hand, have bought from a third party manufacture that does not cater to photographers, on this lens hood you will have to remove the hood, turn you polarizing filter to the desired setting and then reattach the hood. Sorry Charlie.
Or, just take the hood off when using the filter, it would be easier this way.
fishgroder wrote:
I have a Tamron 18-400 lens and I find that I cannot turn the circular polarizing filter when the lens hood is attached .Any suggestions
Cut a small window big enough to turn the polarizer in the bottom location of the hood.
Use a dremel tool or similar.
A polarizer might work "Best" is certain directions but you will not always have the ability to have that perfect angle and use it in other directions.
So yes, a hood is very much needed.
47greyfox
Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range
I agree with Architect1776. Only suggestion I would add is to cut out the little window at a spot that would be at the bottom with the hood when installed.
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
I had the same problem, oddly enough with the very high quality B+W brand filter. It is very thin and the ring is very hard to turn. I got a cheap Tiffen that is thicker and turns very easily with one finger on the edge groves which I can reach with the lens hood on. Also even when I removed the hood to use the expensive B+W filter I could not tell much difference no matter which way I turned it (and yes, I was shooting at a 90 degree angle to the sun), while there was a huge difference in polarization with the cheap Tiffen... go figure.
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