I have the same problem with the hood on my 100-400 as the OP has. The hood just wants to mount crooked for some reason. I always have to take my time, take it back off and re-mount it very carefully. It's very agrivating but the lens is so nice I'll live with it.
Chris B. wrote:
So I heard back from Canon last evening, and their inclination is that the lens is just "too new" and the hood hasn't been broken in yet.... whatever.
Right now, I'll just live with it, and try the various suggestions that people have made.
There seem to be a number of third party makers of a replacement hood for reasonable money (< $10) and I can always pickup one of them....
Really? It hasn't been "broken" in yet? What, is it a baseball glove? For the record, I think my 100-400 lens hood is a PITA too. Lamest hood ever made.
I might add I agree with Canon after time they do loosen up. But I hate to get a new lens and this happens and like I said lubricate the threads and it will be smooth action. It doesn't take much and I use a Q tip to apply
I do not understand the meaning of the word 'issue' when used in the OP context.
Other than that, I've never had a problem with 100-400 hoods, and I have owned a few copies. Some hoods are a bit snugger than others, very much like with any Canon lens, and that's about it.
retrofocus wrote:
Haha, I agree with the OP, I observed the same issue with my 100-400 lens hood, but it was never a concern for me - I just got used to it. But it doesn't mean that I like it! This hood easily screws the wrong way into the thread and sits attached but still sort of lose in the thread. You can only see it if you look closely. After I realized this, I am taking extra caution to mount this hood!
I also have to carefully mount the hood on the 100-400
the 400mm 5.6 prime was much ,,,, much easier!
Chris B. wrote:
I recently purchased a new 100-400. While the lens itself is great... very sharp, smooth zoom action, quick AF, the lens hood is a royal P.I.T.A!! It does not attach smoothly, despite constant finessing on my part, and is truly a bitch to take on and off! I just can't tell whether the issue is with the mounting flange on the lens itself, or the hood machining wasn't done right. I hesitate to return the lens just for the lens hood issue... suggestions?
Hard to say without handling your lens/hood, but in my experience quite a few of the hoods don't slide on/off all that easily. My 100-400 isn't necessarily the worst among my lenses, but everything does need to line up just right, and even then it can sometimes be a bit tricky to get the thing to seat right.
I feel like they get better over time, or perhaps you just get better at figuring out just the right way to place and attach it.
