Remove uv filter from lens
Jul 8, 2016 22:43:14 #
As already mentioned, rubber jar opener works great. If you have a dollar store nearby, pick one up there - cheaper than ordering online, and does the job just as well.
Jul 9, 2016 01:56:47 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Many lenses today use a plastic filter thread that makes filters less prone to sticking.
Besides the pencil graphite, another useful lubricant is candle wax... either paraffin or bee's wax... doesn't matter which. Just rub lightly on the threads and it will help keep filters from sticking.
B+W and a few others offer brass-framed filters, too. Those are less inclined to galling, the way the aluminum ones do.
Besides the pencil graphite, another useful lubricant is candle wax... either paraffin or bee's wax... doesn't matter which. Just rub lightly on the threads and it will help keep filters from sticking.
B+W and a few others offer brass-framed filters, too. Those are less inclined to galling, the way the aluminum ones do.
Jul 9, 2016 06:01:24 #
IsoBob wrote:
Use a drawer liner or some kind of rubbery sheet. Place camera with lens filter side down on this material and turn. This seems to work because you are not squeezing the sides of the filter. I read this a short time ago and they say it works really well. Good luck.
Bob
Bob
Just watched this last week.
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-remove-a-stuck-lens-filter/
Jul 9, 2016 06:12:34 #
cjc2 wrote:
There are some filter removing devices made -- try... (show quote)
I had this problem only when I purchased a 3rd party filters since then I only get branded filters and get not problem with combo mounting and dismount. I did get mine off with a band rench then through the cheap filters in the bin. There is truth in buy cheap buy twice 😮
Jul 9, 2016 06:23:50 #
You've gotten very good answers. Now for the extreme, last resort method. Get a fine hacksaw blade and cut through - or partly through - the rim of the filter. That should remove the tension and make removal possible. As I said, it's a last resort, something like poking a large screwdriver through an oil filter to remove it.
Jul 9, 2016 06:24:22 #
marty wild wrote:
There is truth in buy cheap buy twice 😮
For double the savings!
Jul 9, 2016 06:28:05 #
cjc2 wrote:
... Cheaply made filters stick all the time. Also, IMHO, a UV filter is often not a good choice. If you want lens protection, look into optically clear glass filters, again, of good quality. Hoya, B&W (my choice) both make them. Best of luck.
HOYA YIKES!!! The best and worse...
1. Actually "Cheaply made filters" often have plastic body which is less likely to stick. Filters ... I touched mine lightly with paraffin to insure non stick. Paraffin has low VOCs and is stable... $2.50 a pound!
2. UV filter vs Clear glass!!! Well clear glass is not clear to UV!Why protect the front element of a lens?? Best said by "The reason is that the glass filter, which usually costs from several dozen to several hundred Polish zloty, protects the front lens, which sometimes costs several thousand Polish zloty. "
Big education for all... name brand is not the key to quality, nor is cost... great tech article on filters ... my comment about Hoya see results:
http://www.lenstip.com/113.1-article-UV_filters_test_Introduction.html
More tech education on filters
http://wolfcrow.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-lens-filters-part-one/
While my comments do not say how to remove filters (I suggest ... remove glass part of filter*** and twist filter frame ring... ooop falls out) (Aluminum, chill it, hi coefficient of thermal expansion and contraction)... My comments may clarify the typical comments and myths about UV Filters.... Yep, digital photography is all about Physics and Electronics... well also composition... and and and ....
Sorry CjC, not trying to pick on you, but you opened the door.
***http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiDRW-78lqQ
Jul 9, 2016 06:39:49 #
Jul 9, 2016 06:48:02 #
John_F wrote:
In my experience warming a metal ring causes it to expand thus tightening the fit unless the barrel of the lens expands further. Chilling metal causes shrinkage typically.If the filter ring is metal, then it probably is aluminum. Aluminum is notorious for 'siezing' as it is a soft metal. If it is black it could be anodized aluminum or plastic. Set it in the sunlight coming through a window to warm the ring up, then apply a steady hand pressure to ease it off. There is a special kind of cloth that helps level out the twist. Check you kitchen drawers, there might be a piece tucked behind the kitchen tools.
Jul 9, 2016 06:57:39 #
Georgews
Loc: Wellington, New Zealand
I see it has been suggested, but try a fat rubber band. Let's you get a good grip.
Jul 9, 2016 07:07:30 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Bike guy wrote:
When I purchased my Nikon 35mm 1.8, I put an UV filter on it. Then one day went out shooting and put a polarizer filter over it; forgetting I had the UV still in place. So I guess when I was turning the polarizer I tightened the UV filter to where I can't seem to remove it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Apply Acetylene torch to lens, this will expand the lens and make the end of the lens larger, the filter can then be removed. See, and you thought you were stumped, UHH comes through again.
Jul 9, 2016 07:42:38 #
Jul 9, 2016 07:53:43 #
pyroManiac
Loc: HIXSON,TN
To remove a tight filter I have used a rubber band about same width as filter and a bit smaller in diameter. Do NOT squeeze at 2 points 180 deg apart but try to grip in such a way as to exert even pressure on all circumference. If you use thumb and finger 180 degrees apart when you squeeze you make it tighter with more friction on the threads which you do not want.
Jul 9, 2016 07:54:57 #
pyroManiac wrote:
To remove a tight filter I have used a rubber band about same width as filter and a bit smaller in diameter. Do NOT squeeze at 2 points 180 deg apart but try to grip in such a way as to exert even pressure on all circumference. If you use thumb and finger 180 degrees apart when you squeeze you make it tighter with more friction on the threads which you do not want.
Jul 9, 2016 08:12:27 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
After reading these threads, I will assure this won't happen to me. The old saying, "you learn from your mistakes."
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