WessoJPEG Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Don't read post if you don't like it, I like it.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I had a professor in college that when asked to explain a math problem process again (like from last week), he would reply "I already did that one. Any other questions?". We ALL hated that!

uppics Loc: rockford, il, usa

i own several plastic lens wrenches; get them from adorama, they are cheap, come in pairs, and i find them quite easy to use. i use them to put filters on & off my lenses.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Kitchen stores have sold the same thing and list them as jar lid removers. You can also get them off ebay.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

Reminders are always good!!!!!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

yes, that is a good way to remove a filter. Just be sure to use "slight pressure." There are many other ways if that fails.

Place upside down on rubber jar lid opener, mouse pad, etc.
Don’t grip top of filter too tight. That can spread thread area.
Put in freezer for about six minutes.
http://www.camerastupid.com/how-to-get-a-stuck-uv-filter-off-a-lens/
https://fstoppers.com/other/canons-terrifying-recommended-way-remove-stuck-filter-3988
https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-remove-a-stuck-lens-filter/
https://nofilmschool.com/2017/06/no-tools-no-problem-how-remove-jammed-lens-filter-without-wrench

uppics Loc: rockford, il, usa

AAAAAMEN

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Still a great idea.
And don't worry about repeats.
The pros and cons of a UV filter gets beat to death about once a week it seems.
And welcome.

tinplater Loc: Scottsdale, AZ

I convinced my wife she really needed this $10 kitchen tool....8 different soft rubber gripping diameters (4 on each side)

(Download)

pahtspix

For about less than $10, you can get a whole set of plastic filter wrenches that have always been the best solution for me.. Also to even negate the need for these wrenches, You can scrape some graphite from a #2 pencil perpendicular to the filter threads threads, and just store them..When you need a filter that has had this pencil graphite Applied..you just mount the filter, and it ALWAYS will remove as easily as it went on!!

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

Many times filters get stuck because either the lens or filter threads are slightly out of round. The idea of using a method that will apply equal pressure around the whole circumference makes a lot of sense.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

That is a classic example of someone who should not be teaching, for two reasons. One, if he or she is a good teacher then they will explain the material in such a way that the students will understand and learn. Two, since the teacher was obviously not good at number one, they need to be willing and capable of going over the same material they already had so those that didn't get it the first time, if any, will get what they or their parents are paying for, an education.

A professor that can't teach is the antithesis of what a professor is, or should be. When I was in college I encountered professors who felt they were too good to actually teach and I had no problem confronting them and asking what they are doing in the classroom with students that really want to learn, when they have forgotten how to teach.
One of them was a computer science teacher and the particular subject was the Fortran language. I had no doubt the teacher knew Fortran well, just didn't know how to teach computer language to beginners very well, which was his job. I was taking the class for the credits. I had learned Fortran several years earlier and it was one of the main languages I used at work. Functionally, I was better at it then the so called expert, the professor. He did his best to best me but I just continued to Ace his class. At the end of the semester, my grade was a perfect A, 100 % based on the scores of all the quizzes, tests and reports. I could have actually skipped the final exam and still walked away with an A. On the final exam, just to bust the chop Buster's chops, I wrote down all my pervious grades for the class in an algebraic formula and the result of the equations was "= A", signed my name, placed the test booklet on his desk and left. Still got that A.

I don't refer to them as professors. Once you stop calling them teachers, some tend to forget their function is to do exactly that, teach. And what is a professor that can't teach, good for? A desk jockey I suppose, or research, but don't put them in front of a classroom.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Cool tool...

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

I agree and yeah, you must admit, the protection filter conversations are always pretty good. You have the folks who sware by them, the folks that laugh at them, the filters not the people, the folks who use the conversation as an excuse to get into a heated argument and the folks who just enjoy a good conversation. Heck, I'm pretty sure most of what I've actually learned here was during those kind of conversations. So, if you don't know something and feel the UHH would be a good place to learn something, just bring it up. Sure, some folks will complain its already been discussed but even more will be more than happy to to participate in a meaningful conversation.

I think admin should create a new chat area to compliment the attic, called the whine cellar.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

I've been gathering for quite some time. I don't list all my toys like some, there isn't enough room.
I have basically four main hobbies, photography; Amaryllis, Hippeastrum and Orchids; my motorcycle and sight seeing. I also like to bake but that's real hard on the waist.

I already have a box of mouse pads I collected over the years. Back when mechanical mice were in use, I use to like to change it up from time to time with my mouse pads. They were conversation pieces. They are all now stored away in a box in the basement.