Yes, you can try to put the filter in before mounting the hood. It helps, but
is still hard to get that big sucker straight and prevent cross threading. I
think that I'd just mount the filter in the hood and keep it there most of the
time if I used the lens a lot.
Skip
>
>Subject: [OM] Re: Tamron SP 17mm f3.5
> From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 06:14:16 -0700
> To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Skip Williams
>>
>>I've got the later one, without the filters, but with the huge hood.
>>
>>Be aware that it's very hard to mount an 82mm filter inside
>>the hood. The lens itself doesn't have any filter threads, so
>>the filter must thread into the hood down inside. I've had a
>>devil of a time getting my filter to screw in because there
>>isn't enough clearance to get your fingers around the filter
>>inside the hood and turn it. Does anyone have hints?
>>
>
>Is it possible to assemble the filter to the hood prior to mounting the hood
>on the lens? I appreciate that this might entail getting finger prints on
>the filter element, but it beats cross threading/stripping either piece.
>
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