Tip to keep filters from sticking on camera lens
Jun 22, 2020 07:29:07 #
Pencil graphite works very well. 
I also carry a Silicon stretch lid from my kitchen for added grip, if the filter gets stubborn.
I also carry a Silicon stretch lid from my kitchen for added grip, if the filter gets stubborn.
Jun 22, 2020 07:51:19 #
Not since I switched to using B+W filters. Their frames are made of brass. Additionally, I'm not fond of putting any powered anything near a lens.
--Bob
--Bob
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.
Jun 22, 2020 08:01:23 #
My filters don't stick. Then again, I seldom use filters and the ones I have are brass...
Jun 22, 2020 08:19:24 #
Have used nose oil on my fly rod ferrules for 30 years, works great! Get it at the crease where your nose and cheek meets.
For stubborn filters stretch a rubber band around the filter and try turning. Should be much easier.
For stubborn filters stretch a rubber band around the filter and try turning. Should be much easier.
Jun 22, 2020 08:34:58 #
Yup; that works perfectly. I once worked in a chemical testing lab and "garnered" a little bag of dry, powdered polytetrafluoethylene (PTFE) better known as Teflon. Better than graphite and a lot cleaner. I used it up, little by little, and wish I that little bag for my camera pieces, now.
Jun 22, 2020 08:47:10 #
tcthome wrote:
Thanks for the tip. Graphite is also great for door locks(get it in a tube).
Graphite gets on carpet, don’t use.👎
Jun 22, 2020 08:59:16 #
JR69
Loc: Wolverine Michigan
I also have brass and aluminum filters. Have not noticed which become sticky on removal, I will have to take note of that !!~ I have rubbed my finger on my nose and then rubbed that nose oil over the threads of the filter (seems to work.) The pencil (graphite) sounds like a possible solution also.
Jun 22, 2020 09:31:11 #
To say nothing about the surface of the lens and filters.
--Bob
--Bob
WessoJPEG wrote:
Graphite gets on carpet, don’t use.👎
Jun 22, 2020 09:31:21 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
WessoJPEG wrote:
Graphite gets on carpet, don’t use.👎
it also works it's way into the lens barrel.
Jun 22, 2020 09:43:29 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Don’t screw them on too tightly. Stop turning at the first hint of resistance.
Stan
Stan
Jun 22, 2020 09:52:08 #
Pencil have a lot of wax in them and tend to melt on hot days. I like a "touch" of graphite on about 1/4 of an inch portion of the threads. It will gently spread when you are screwing on the filter. Remember, just a TOUCH of graphite.
Jun 22, 2020 10:00:39 #
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.
Thanks, good idea!
Jun 22, 2020 10:23:14 #
I have found that the method of removal CAUSES the filter to stick. A thumb with a finger 180 degrees causes it to try to go elliptical where a thumb and 4 fingers equally spaced will solve the problem or a rubber band about the width of the filter will usually ease it off.
Jun 22, 2020 10:44:41 #
My tip: Stop twisting the filters onto the lens so tightly! It's not a jar of pickles. Do it very gently, make sure the filter is screwing on correctly, and stop turning immediately the moment you feel the slightest resistance. Maybe even back off just a nudge. There is no need to tighten, as it is highly unlikely the filter will completely unscrew itself and fall off the lens. If you feel resistance right from the start, assume there is something wrong, stop, carefully remove the filter and inspect the threading.
Jun 22, 2020 11:20:53 #
Yes certain metals are prone to sticking. Aluminum has that property - it is called seizing. It amounts to two clean Al surfaces recrystallizing. ‘Clean’ is the key word here. That is why aluminum is often anodizing which amounts to a thin oxide layer (Al2O3).
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