Nikon Lens
Jul 19, 2022 13:38:56 #
nealbralley
Loc: Kansas
I had that happen once. I took the lens to a then-local camera store; the lady took it into the back room, and a couple of minutes later, she brought me back my lens without the broken filter, no charge!
I have a UV filter currently stuck on the business end of a Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, and it is going to just stay there. I see no reason to try and remove it. The front element of the lens is spotlessly clean. Filter works just fine. Sometimes your lucky, and you can leave well enough alone.
I have a UV filter currently stuck on the business end of a Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, and it is going to just stay there. I see no reason to try and remove it. The front element of the lens is spotlessly clean. Filter works just fine. Sometimes your lucky, and you can leave well enough alone.
Jul 19, 2022 13:48:27 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Ken0825 wrote:
I'm new to this so try not to bruise my ego. br I ... (show quote)
I'm not sure just where you are in NE PA., but here are some camera stores according to Google.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Regular+camera+stores+in+NE+Pennsylvania.
Jul 19, 2022 13:51:43 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Rick from NY wrote:
Just out curiosity, where are you going to find a local camera store? 😄.
The guy at Walmart or Best Buy won’t even know what a filter is.
The guy at Walmart or Best Buy won’t even know what a filter is.
Here are some camera stores for you Rick.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Regular+camera+stores+in+NE+Pennsylvania.
Jul 19, 2022 13:54:38 #
Jul 19, 2022 14:28:08 #
If you are not comfortable doing the repair, send it away.
If you want to give it a try, I would recommend one of the methods that relieves tension on the damaged filter ring.
Quick cooling first, then one of the slotting solutions, a Jewelers saw being the safest and most controllable.
Be sure to have a vacuum running to collect metal filings.
While you could get lucky with multiple pliers and brute force, I'd be really careful.
If you do use pliers, rather than pushing or pulling hard , I would try light taps with a jewelers Hammer, down on one side up on the other. Protect the front element.
If you want to give it a try, I would recommend one of the methods that relieves tension on the damaged filter ring.
Quick cooling first, then one of the slotting solutions, a Jewelers saw being the safest and most controllable.
Be sure to have a vacuum running to collect metal filings.
While you could get lucky with multiple pliers and brute force, I'd be really careful.
If you do use pliers, rather than pushing or pulling hard , I would try light taps with a jewelers Hammer, down on one side up on the other. Protect the front element.
Jul 19, 2022 15:43:29 #
Ken0825 wrote:
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I have removed dozens of rings exactly like this in my camera store. I would use a pair of short nosed diagonal cutters, pick the highest point of the ring, make 2 cuts about 1/2" apart as far thru the ring as possible. Then take a regular pair of pliers and grab the ring between the cuts tight, and twist it. The ring will contract and pop right off. Takes a whole 20 seconds, tops.
NEVER try to cut the ring with ANYTHING!! The grindings or cuttings will always find their way inside the lens and cause internal damages!
Jul 19, 2022 16:35:03 #
Jul 19, 2022 16:53:15 #
Ken0825 wrote:
I'm new to this so try not to bruise my ego. br I ... (show quote)
If you are still having this problem, try freezing some water in a Tupperware type contain and just sit the lens on top of the ice, and leave it there for a few minutes. The cold should help loosen the ring.
Jul 19, 2022 16:58:10 #
Just Shoot Me
Loc: Ithaca, NY
dmeyer wrote:
I had something similar, only it was an adapter. The more I grasped around the ring, the tighter it stuck. I finally got a pair of needle nose pliers and grasped the inside edge and turned. Came off like a piece of cake. Who'd have thought!
Any pliers grasping on the edge of the filter (Not the whole thing cause it will egg in the threads)
will work. Turn Counter clockwise and don't be surprised if it's tough. If your threads are already ruined cutting the filter out won't make a difference.
Ron
Jul 19, 2022 22:04:07 #
Flea bay sell lens filter removal tools, I bought a set of two for about $6.00 they are much like a scaled down oil filter removal tool. The ones that I bought are plastic, look useless but work. No longer have a link but just type in "lens filter removal tool" should get You there.
Jul 20, 2022 00:56:33 #
Ken0825 wrote:
I'm new to this so try not to bruise my ego.
I fell with my camera and the UV Filter was the only casualty. However, it jumped the thread in the area it hit the metal bleacher.
I fell with my camera and the UV Filter was the only casualty. However, it jumped the thread in the area it hit the metal bleacher.
I had the same kind of accident. After fooling around on my own and being unsuccessful at removing the filter I took it to my local camera shop in Madison, WI. One of the sales associates worked on it for ten minutes and succeeded. No charge. He even straightened out the dent in the lens's threads so I could put another filter on it.
Jul 20, 2022 01:08:41 #
Ken0825 wrote:
I'm new to this so try not to bruise my ego. br I ... (show quote)
Hard to believe that the filter ring is very strong if the glass interior is gone. I ended up with a similar situation on a film camera years ago. I found no way to rotate the filter ring free, SO
I cut half way thru the filter ring on two opposing sides, one at a time, with a fine tooth hacksaw blade held in a small plastic handle designed to grip partial blades - this allowed full visibility and maximum control. Cuttings were coarse - no problem to remove.
Then I carefully flexed the ring inward near the cuts with a needle nose pliers until it broke in one spot, job done.
I filed away some damage to the camera rings, then put on another filter to cover it up.
Boris
Jul 20, 2022 08:17:38 #
billnikon wrote:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=filter%20wrench&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps
I think I would go with this! It puts equal pressure around the ring.
Another option if you happen to have one in the house, is a jar top opener. Put it flat and press the lens down on top as you turn. I have one in the kitchen drawer that my ex left behind.
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Jul 20, 2022 08:45:58 #
I think carefully cutting with diagonal cutters is best option. No filings and best control.
I would be very careful trying to unscrew it as if you have crossed the threads, unscrewing it will further strip and damage the threads on your lens making it impossible to put a new filter on or take it off.
I would be very careful trying to unscrew it as if you have crossed the threads, unscrewing it will further strip and damage the threads on your lens making it impossible to put a new filter on or take it off.
Jul 20, 2022 16:56:00 #
Ken0825 wrote:
I'm new to this so try not to bruise my ego. br I ... (show quote)
Cut just the filter ring.
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