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Apr 11, 2015 08:11:02 #
Toment wrote:
Thanks to you all. I GOT IT OFF!! YEAH!!
Used a rubber top remover grip and pressed on the top but not on the sides so as to turn it off instead of squeezing hard and deforming the frame. It worked! Will get a lens hood instead...
Used a rubber top remover grip and pressed on the top but not on the sides so as to turn it off instead of squeezing hard and deforming the frame. It worked! Will get a lens hood instead...
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Apr 11, 2015 08:21:24 #
Toment wrote:
I have a beautiful Canon 24-70L f1:2.8 that has a Vivitar UV filter stuck on it!
It looks like it's on crooked. How do I get it off?
It looks like it's on crooked. How do I get it off?
Get a set of filter wrenches on Amazon. About $8.
Ah, see you got it off. Great! I recommend still getting the wrenches. The hang out in the bottom of my camera bag. The nice thing about having them is that I haven't needed them since I bought them.
Apr 11, 2015 09:24:20 #
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Apr 11, 2015 10:06:32 #
rjriggins11
Loc: Colorado Springs, CO
It's cross-threaded. You won't get it to unscrew. What I do is use a rubber mallet to tap it back into place starting at the point where it is cross-threaded until it is seated down flat in the threads. Then it might unscrew with the help of a filter wrench or rubber grip of of some sort.
Toment wrote:
I have a beautiful Canon 24-70L f1:2.8 that has a Vivitar UV filter stuck on it!
It looks like it's on crooked. How do I get it off?
It looks like it's on crooked. How do I get it off?
Apr 11, 2015 12:33:26 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Toment wrote:
I have a beautiful Canon 24-70L f1:2.8 that has a Vivitar UV filter stuck on it!
It looks like it's on crooked. How do I get it off?
It looks like it's on crooked. How do I get it off?
Glad you got the filter off. If you feel the need for a UV filter for protection you owe it your yourself to get a much better one then the Vivitar. I don't use UV filters myself, but if you want one, try B+W or Hoya.
Apr 11, 2015 12:44:07 #
I don't know how the Vivitar filters are now, but back in the film days I had one of the daylight filters on my Canon AE-1 and a 70-200mm telephoto lens for 20 years and never had a problem with them.
Apr 11, 2015 13:30:03 #
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Apr 11, 2015 13:58:40 #
Toment wrote:
Thanks to you all. I GOT IT OFF!! YEAH!!
Used a rubber top remover grip and pressed on the top but not on the sides so as to turn it off instead of squeezing hard and deforming the frame. It worked! Will get a lens hood instead...
Used a rubber top remover grip and pressed on the top but not on the sides so as to turn it off instead of squeezing hard and deforming the frame. It worked! Will get a lens hood instead...
When you put a filter on, align it and start to screw it in. If you feel even the slightest resistance before you have finished one whole revolution, slowly back it off until you feel a slight "click", which would be the threads that were misaligned dropping into the correct position. Then reverse direction again and slowly and carefully finish screwing it into place. NEVER force it on.
Apr 11, 2015 14:03:55 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
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Great idea for use of any very small use of any lubricant. Thanks
Apr 11, 2015 14:13:32 #
Toment wrote:
I have a beautiful Canon 24-70L f1:2.8 that has a Vivitar UV filter stuck on it!
It looks like it's on crooked. How do I get it off?
It looks like it's on crooked. How do I get it off?
It's a very cheap filter so don't worry about what you have to do to it with large water pump pliers. Been there done that. Once you break it loose it will come off easily.
Craig
Apr 11, 2015 17:04:40 #
lowkick wrote:
When you put a filter on, align it and start to screw it in. If you feel even the slightest resistance before you have finished one whole revolution, slowly back it off until you feel a slight "click", which would be the threads that were misaligned dropping into the correct position. Then reverse direction again and slowly and carefully finish screwing it into place. NEVER force it on.
Exactly.
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Apr 11, 2015 23:01:05 #
Who are these people telling you put a penetrating oil on your lens. Looking for trouble. It is likely to migrate into the lens where it will reside for ever.
Apr 12, 2015 01:21:01 #
Another good reason not to put cheap filters on the front of lenses. That's what lens caps are for.
Apr 12, 2015 08:02:11 #
btbg wrote:
Another good reason not to put cheap filters on the front of lenses. That's what lens caps are for.
Lesson learned
Apr 12, 2015 08:03:33 #
WAL wrote:
Who are these people telling you put a penetrating oil on your lens. Looking for trouble. It is likely to migrate into the lens where it will reside for ever.
Wasn't planning on using oils or lubricants on the lens.
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