Need help separating filters
Aug 14, 2020 07:16:32 #
tgreenhaw wrote:
This happened to me once. I used two pipe wrenches and washcloths to protect the metal. I won't guarantee that it won't end badly, but it worked OK for me.
Pipe wrenches? really? I want to see that done.
Aug 14, 2020 07:22:28 #
Aug 14, 2020 08:51:19 #
chuckla
Loc: Kennesaw, GA USA
AzPicLady wrote:
Guess what! I got it! I can't believe that I could do something that fix-it guys couldn't. I little WD-40 make them come apart immediately. Now all I have to do is clean the filters! Thanks, everyone!
Cleaning the UV filter will be easy, but if the WD40 has gotten between the layers of the CPL I suspect it may be ruined.
Aug 14, 2020 08:51:57 #
I would never have that problem as I don't use UV filters....The only time I've had stuck filters is on used lenses I bought off of eBay.... I used filter wrenches in those cases...
Aug 14, 2020 08:58:31 #
Jimmy T wrote:
Best wishes for getting the filters unstuck. br As... (show quote)
I got it! All it took was a little WD-40!
Aug 14, 2020 09:00:29 #
billnikon wrote:
Mount the filters on your lens. Using two filter wrenches ( available at B&H) attach both filters with a wrench and turn the outside filter wrench to remove that filter while holding the inside filter still with the other filter wrench.
That had been my plan. Until I tried plan B!
Aug 14, 2020 09:00:56 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Pipe wrenches? really? I want to see that done.
I tried that. Mine wasn't big enough.
Aug 14, 2020 09:01:08 #
Aug 14, 2020 09:02:42 #
chuckla wrote:
Cleaning the UV filter will be easy, but if the WD40 has gotten between the layers of the CPL I suspect it may be ruined.
Actually, the bottom lens didn't have much on it. The top one was a bit harder. Tried Goop and that sort of made it worse. A tiny dot of dish soap and a soft cloth did the trick.
Aug 14, 2020 09:05:17 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
I would never have that problem as I don't use UV filters....The only time I've had stuck filters is on used lenses I bought off of eBay.... I used filter wrenches in those cases...
I have them on all my lenses to save the lens.
Aug 14, 2020 09:41:28 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I got it! All it took was a little WD-40!
AZPicLady, the next time you want to put a filter on, take your finger and rub it on the side of your nose and then rub that finger on the filter threads.
The little bit of natural oil from your nose will keep the filters from sticking together.
This is an old trick that works.
Will
Aug 14, 2020 09:58:16 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I have them on all my lenses to save the lens.
I have yet to have a lens get damaged from a lack of a "protective" filter since 1972 and I have an extensive number of lenses...That said, it's a matter of personal choice anyway...
Aug 14, 2020 10:09:19 #
That's sort of a common problem, with many potential solutions. Havinf the filter stuck on the lens is more common. With two filters, you don't have much to grip. Here's an idea. Get a hard surface that is grippy. Maybe put some grippy material over the surface. Then get a flat board and put a grippy surface on that. Press the board down onto the top filter and turn counterclockwise.
The trick is being able to get a good grip on both filters so you can apply enough rotational force. here's the extreme solution. Sacrifice one of the filters. Very carefully saw through the mounting ring with a hack saw. You might be able to saw partway through at several points. That will relies the tens, and let you remove the less expensive filter.
Some possible solutions -
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53453126
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=505590
https://www.thephotoforum.com/threads/anyone-ever-get-two-filters-stuck-together.132154/
Some pictures - https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS911US911&sxsrf=ALeKk03GVifWa4XJc6wRmqsPhamQLChL9A:1597413891097&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=two+camera+filters+stuck+together&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwyqa87prrAhWO1FkKHZWMCEwQsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1920&bih=937
The trick is being able to get a good grip on both filters so you can apply enough rotational force. here's the extreme solution. Sacrifice one of the filters. Very carefully saw through the mounting ring with a hack saw. You might be able to saw partway through at several points. That will relies the tens, and let you remove the less expensive filter.
Some possible solutions -
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53453126
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=505590
https://www.thephotoforum.com/threads/anyone-ever-get-two-filters-stuck-together.132154/
Some pictures - https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS911US911&sxsrf=ALeKk03GVifWa4XJc6wRmqsPhamQLChL9A:1597413891097&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=two+camera+filters+stuck+together&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwyqa87prrAhWO1FkKHZWMCEwQsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1920&bih=937
Aug 14, 2020 10:10:15 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
AZPicLady, the next time you want to put a filter on, take your finger and rub it on the side of your nose and then rub that finger on the filter threads.
The little bit of natural oil from your nose will keep the filters from sticking together.
This is an old trick that works.
Will
The little bit of natural oil from your nose will keep the filters from sticking together.
This is an old trick that works.
Will
Now that's a cool tip! Thanks.
Aug 14, 2020 10:15:35 #
Also try putting the stuck filters in a freezer. Maybe the temp change will "shrink" them enough to help you unscrew them. (This assumes they are not stuck on a lens. I would not put a lens in a freezer.)
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