> Well, I'm in quite a quandry now.  I've got a polarizing filter stuck on
> the front of one of my lenses, as I discovered the other day.  Trying to
> remove it by hand was a complete non-starter for me and several other
> people who tried.  When I got home, I tried a strap wrench, and that
> "worked".  That is, it was able to get enough grip on the filter to try
> to turn it.  The reason for the quotation marks is that the filter
> didn't let go, something threaded underneath the focus ring started
> unscrewing!  So I'm thinking I've got two choices at this point, (1) I
> could try to figure out how to break the glass out of the filter so I
> can deform the rings enough to pull them out without damaging the
> threads on the lens, and maybe still have to (2) send it to the repair
> center.  Any suggestions?
> 
> -- 
> Thanks,
> DougF (KG4LMZ)

Thick wide rubber band? Works for me.

Regards,
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan


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