Fuji Problem with Xt1+60mm

[rbelyell]

this may have been covered somewhere, so i apologize, but i have used my 60 on xt1 for a couple of weeks without incident. i did not update firmware recently. yesterday out of nowhere i started getting a 'turn off the camera and restart" message when my 60 was trying to focus. i took out the batteries, switched the batteries, took off and re put on the lens, nothing helped. i can manual focus the lens, but attempting to autofocus gets me this message. anyone know why/what i can do?
thank you

 

[Bobby T]

This happened with a 56mm I had. It was an issue with the lens. The 56 had to go in to Fuji for repair.

 

[rbelyell]

bobby thank you for your reply. i found the answer on another forum: after about a week or so of use without problem, i attached an aftermarket 39mm screw in vented hood as a very low profile lens protecter--i found the fuji hood way too big and awkward, doubling the size of this compact lens. another user suggested anything attached to the lens--hood or filter--might somehow interfere with the focusing mechanism. i removed it and stopped getting the error message. so it must be the case.

then this leads to another question: can you not put hoods/filters on fuji lenses in general or this fuji lens in particular? any suggestions on lens protection for this particular lens?

 

[Bobby T]

Good deal, I'm glad it was an easy fix. I've used hoods and filters on all of my lenses with no issues. But I've never owned a 60mm so i can't speak for it.

 

[Karl]

I'll have to test mine with the hood attached..

 

[rbelyell]

well, to be accurate, i did not have 'the' hood, as in the fuji hood which attaches to the exterior of the lens. i had 'a' hood, which threaded on to the interior of the lens. i think that makes all the difference.

 

[Amin]

I've never had a problem with filters on Fuji X lenses. As far as replacement hoods go, I read that this one will work on that lens: Fujifilm Lens Hood For Fujinon XF 18mm F/2 R Lens 100A12448A10

 

[rbelyell]

amin thanks so much, that looks perfect--protects the lens and looks like it mounts on the outside vs the inside thread?

 

[Amin]

Yes, mounts on the outside. The 35/1.4 hood also would work, but I don't know where to order them.