Tip to keep filters from sticking on camera lens
Jun 21, 2020 09:17:52 #
if you have ever had a problem with a filter sticking on one of your lenses try this..... Take a sharp pencil and run it though the threads of the filter before screwing it on your lens. The graffite in the threads will allow for easier removal later and more than likely keep it from sticking.
Jun 21, 2020 09:25:26 #
Jun 21, 2020 09:29:40 #
Jun 21, 2020 09:38:44 #
grandpaw wrote:
if you have ever had a problem with a filter sticking on one of your lenses try this..... Take a sharp pencil and run it though the threads of the filter before screwing it on your lens. The graffite in the threads will allow for easier removal later and more than likely keep it from sticking.
I have to try this!!!!! Thanks!!!!!😀😀😀
Jun 21, 2020 10:10:33 #
That is a good tip.
Is this a problem with all filters? Are there certain types of metals that are more prone to sticking? Is it a problem with brass threaded filters?
Is this a problem with all filters? Are there certain types of metals that are more prone to sticking? Is it a problem with brass threaded filters?
Jun 21, 2020 11:09:11 #
Jun 21, 2020 12:44:19 #
I like my filters to stick. Especially when the threads bottom out in less than a full turn. I can remove a sticking filter if I choose but I don’t want filters choosing on their own to remove themselves. No lube for me, thank you !
Jun 21, 2020 13:17:48 #
grandpaw wrote:
Aluminum made filters have a tendency to stick whereas the brass doesn't.
Thank you.
Jun 21, 2020 13:18:43 #
grandpaw wrote:
if you have ever had a problem with a filter sticking on one of your lenses try this..... Take a sharp pencil and run it though the threads of the filter before screwing it on your lens. The graffite in the threads will allow for easier removal later and more than likely keep it from sticking.
Use what jewelers have used as a lubricant for centuries. Scualene (nose oil) Ever rub the back of a finger nail on the side of your nose? It's oily. That oil, is sometimes called shark oil as one of the shark genus" is Squalus. So grease the threads with "nose oil" It works
Jun 21, 2020 15:25:49 #
fjdarling
Loc: Mesa, Arizona, USA
Thanks for the tip. I will try this on a couple filters that insist on being difficult to remove. The nose oil tip is a possibility, too.
Jun 21, 2020 20:38:54 #
I’m not a fan of small particles of graphite getting anywhere near any openings in my camera. I rub Ivory soap, rubbed on the threads.
Andy
Andy
Jun 22, 2020 05:45:32 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
grandpaw wrote:
most of my filters are made of brass instead of aluminum and they don't stick.
My aluminum filters do not stick.
Jun 22, 2020 06:32:37 #
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Jun 22, 2020 06:45:45 #
cullumjt
Loc: Central Florida
My filters stick regularly and I can tell you the plastic wrenches from Amazon are useless. This is an excellent tip...I’m putting pencils in my camera bags today. Thank you. Side note: when I took trumpet lessons from a cruise ship trumpet player in 1960, his tip for keeping your mouthpiece from sticking was nose oil...worked great!
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