Attaching and Detaching a Lens

Attaching a Lens Hood

A lens hood can block unwanted light and protect the front of the lens from rain, snow, dust, etc. Before storing the lens in a bag, etc., you can attach the hood in reverse.

If the Lens Hood and Lens Have a Mount Index

1 Align the red dots on the hood

and lens edges, and turn the hood as shown by the arrow.

2 Turn the hood as shown in the illustration.

Turn the hood clockwise until it attaches securely.

If Neither the Lens Hood Nor the Lens Have a Mount Index

Attach the hood.

Turn the hood as shown by the arrow until it attaches securely.

If the lens has a mount index and you do not attach the hood properly, it may obstruct the image’s periphery, making it look dark.

When attaching or detaching the hood, grasp the base of the hood when turning it. Grasping the hood’s edges when turning it may deform the hood, resulting in failure to turn.

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