On 06/10/06, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > 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?
See the belt wrench in the image below, that's all I've ever needed to remove the most stubborn filter. I bought if from Micro-tools some time ago but I don't know if this particular one is sold any longer, it has "Newline" on the handle, I've also seen them as sold as jar openers for arthritis sufferers. http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/pentax_a_lens/P8191684m.jpg -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
