topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

That happened to me. I tried everything. Nothing worked
I just kept at it and eventually, it came off. I just kept trusting it. I didn't put the filter back on.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

SUCCESS!!!

I'd had trouble with a very low profile Breakthrough 77mm CPL on my 24-120 Nikkor getting stuck. I'd taken it to my local camera shop a few months ago, and they removed it for me, but it got stuck again. Today I finally had success in removing it, with a rubber band and my cheap filter wrench (which I'd thought was broken, but suddenly appeared unbroken).

I think the key was putting the 1/4 inch wide rubber band around the filter, placed so that the edge of the band indicated where the edge of the non-moving half of the filter was. Then, the wrench got traction as it never had before, and the filter came loose.

JVada Loc: OH

Thnks for your advice & will certainly try them, in order.

jcboy3

Lay the lens top down on a table with the filter wrench around the filter. Squeeze the filter wrench and turn the lens. Off it comes.

Bill_de Loc: US

That has worked for me the few times I had a stuck filter.

I do have filters on most of my lenses. I have gotten into the habit of loosening filters a bit and retightening when I mount the lens on a camera.

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Basil Loc: New Mexico

I recently bought a set of Maven Filters. They are magnetic and you can stack them, if needed. Hopefully my days of stuck filters are mostly behind me (although I do still have some screw on filters for certain lenses). I only use filters when I have a specific need.