Re: [Leica] new to M, now lens hoods (and appalling humour?)

[John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>]

Wrap an appropriate width of double sided velcro tape around the space
behind the extended hood. Voila! It will not collapse and the flexible tape
functions as a shock absorber as well.

John Collier

Another fine tip to help in sticky situations....

> From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
> 
> I too like the built-in hoods, although I would prefer to have a focusing tab
> too. It all just shows that it is a matter of taste and the way one uses the
> camera. If you have it swinging around your nect in the middle of, say, the
> Göteborg riots, then a fixed hood may be better from a protection point of
> view.