B&H filter
Jan 16, 2023 07:14:48 #
mrtaxi
Loc: Old Westbury NY, Fort Lauderdale, FL
One of my B&H UV filters has a loose glass. It’s about 3 years old, and 82 mm. I tried to tighten it but I was not able to grip the inside ring enough to get it tight enough.
Jan 16, 2023 07:28:22 #
Jan 16, 2023 07:37:20 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
mrtaxi wrote:
One of my B&H UV filters has a loose glass. It’s about 3 years old, and 82 mm. I tried to tighten it but I was not able to grip the inside ring enough to get it tight enough.
Loose filters will not effect IQ. Just make sure it is clean.
Jan 16, 2023 08:19:17 #
mrtaxi wrote:
One of my B&H UV filters has a loose glass. It’s about 3 years old, and 82 mm. I tried to tighten it but I was not able to grip the inside ring enough to get it tight enough.
They do make a wrench for that. There should be two notched in the inside ring.
Google it or check with B&H photo
I would try a piece of hard wood with a thin tip and carefully tap it to turn the ring.
Jan 16, 2023 08:33:00 #
Simply take it into any camera shop and they can do it for you in a couple of seconds.
Jan 16, 2023 08:59:47 #
randave2001 wrote:
Simply take it into any camera shop and they can do it for you in a couple of seconds.
Just try to find a camera shop.
Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store.Jan 16, 2023 09:04:11 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Just try to find a camera shop. Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store.
Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store.lol true
Jan 16, 2023 09:26:00 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Just try to find a camera shop. Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store.
Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store.True, but I have one quite close that does a great job and so might the OP.
Jan 16, 2023 10:13:22 #
jerryc41 wrote:
A drop of superglue.
NOOoooOO !!!!
Its supposed to be just a bit loose. Its maybe always been loose even if the OP had never noticed it before yesterday.
Jan 16, 2023 10:27:18 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
"B&H" filter? Didn't know they made filters at the NY camera store.
Might we actually be discussing a "B+W" filter that was made in Germany and perhaps was sold to the OP by B&H?
Might we actually be discussing a "B+W" filter that was made in Germany and perhaps was sold to the OP by B&H?
Jan 16, 2023 10:32:33 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Just try to find a camera shop. Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store.
Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store.
Mine requires 4 hours of driving that includes the worst part of Seattle.Jan 16, 2023 13:49:45 #
The right tool for the righ job!
I am gonna give y'all some highly sophisticated technical/optical data- read carefully! If you try to fix a filter or a lens with glue, bubble gum, tape, or regular carpentry tools, you are going to bugger* it up, something awful! So make an investment of about 30 bucks (USD) in an optical spanner wrench. The one in the attached image is made by Neewere. It is sold by Amazon. The black devis is the lates model for more complex repairs and adjustments. Not terribly expensive comparde to a messed up lens or filter.
It's a great maintenance tool to have in your kit. And you are not tightening a sewer pipe or someth on the suspension of your car so take it easy and tighten it just enough.
*A Canadian/British euphemism for a more profane word!
I am gonna give y'all some highly sophisticated technical/optical data- read carefully! If you try to fix a filter or a lens with glue, bubble gum, tape, or regular carpentry tools, you are going to bugger* it up, something awful! So make an investment of about 30 bucks (USD) in an optical spanner wrench. The one in the attached image is made by Neewere. It is sold by Amazon. The black devis is the lates model for more complex repairs and adjustments. Not terribly expensive comparde to a messed up lens or filter.
It's a great maintenance tool to have in your kit. And you are not tightening a sewer pipe or someth on the suspension of your car so take it easy and tighten it just enough.
*A Canadian/British euphemism for a more profane word!
Jan 16, 2023 16:14:20 #
Jan 16, 2023 17:04:11 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Just try to find a camera shop. Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store.
Buying a new filter could be less expensive that driving to the camera store. Jan 16, 2023 20:31:13 #
amfoto1 wrote:
"B&H" filter? Didn't know they made filters at the NY camera store.
Might we actually be discussing a "B+W" filter that was made in Germany and perhaps was sold to the OP by B&H?
Might we actually be discussing a "B+W" filter that was made in Germany and perhaps was sold to the OP by B&H?
That solves the problem!
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