---- Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In principle, it shoud be easier in a warmer room, - as all > the metals expand with increasing temperature. > I know when my 77mm ultra-thin B&W polarizer filter gets stuck in cold > weather, bringing it to a warm room helps. > I haven't tried to increase the temperature beyond the room temperature. > Obviously, I would not use a heat-gun, but I would consider > using a warm-air hair blow-drier. > > Good luck. > > Igor
Conversely, stick it in the freezer for 15 minutes. > > From: "Bruce Walker" > Subject: Tips for loosening 77mm filter? > > >I attached a brand new Tiffen circular polarizer to my DA* 16-50 about 8 > >weeks ago. I tried to remove it the other day and found it wouldn't budge. > >At 77mm diameter it's hard to grip, plus the circular polarizer ring keeps > >rotating and gives me even less to hold onto. > > > > Any suggestions? (I mean besides "learn to live with it there" :-) ) > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
