holden onto the moment pho Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I have a uv filter so tightly on the top of my af-s vr dx 55-200 lens and well im too nervous to keep trying for it to come off it wont even budge .. any suggestion??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou_Meluso Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 put a clean hanky over the top of the lens/filter. press down on the hanky/filter with the flat PALM of your hand with good pressure and turn. See if that works. If not there are filter wrenches available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sking Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Nichole, To remove a stuck filter, I like to use one of those rubber sheets that you probably have in kitchen to remove jar lids. It will grip without your having to squeeze (and, thus, distort) the filter. Good Luck. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorwei Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 You may have to do it with patience. First remove the lens from the camera body and put on the back lens cap. Lay it vertically up on a soft surface, say your sofa, with the lens pointing up (filter on top). Use a non-slip cloth and even pressure from the hand around the filter rim to slowly but firmly turn it - if not budging - try gripping on different parts around the rim. Avoid contacting the filter glass as you probably need to do this with the front cap off. Try that a few times to see it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holden onto the moment pho Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 hmm.. ill try that. any other ideas.. appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabseye Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Press your fingertips against the front edge of the filter and rotate counterclockwise. Do not press against the threads. Some filters/adapters bind terribly. I struggled and struggled with one til I inadvertently did just what I described in the first sentence. It came off easy as pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somak_ray Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 rub u'r two palms together to make them warm and press them against the lens rim..so that it becomes a little warm and expand a little, simultaneously rotate the filter with whatever been suggested..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorwei Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 One more thought - according to the law of physics, metal expands when heated. So if all things fail, if you have warm hands, trying holding the lens main body a few good minutes without touching the filter and then try removing the filter. Hopefully by warming the lens up a few degrees, it may just be enough to ease the tightness around the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holden onto the moment pho Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 thanks guys ill let you know if any of these suggestions worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_miao1 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Nichole, look for a wider rubber band and lay around the filter rim ... gently squeeze and turn while holding the upper lens barrel ... I guarantee it works nice and easily every single time. I have used this technique all the time whenever needed to remove/mount an oil filter for oil change on my car ... btw, it's my very own invention since long time ago :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two23 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 If the above fails, put the lens in your freezer for an hour or two. Get it really really cold. The materials in the filter and the lens thread will contract at different rates and you will be able to unscrew them easily, especially if combined with one of the tricks mentioned above. After the filter comes loose, immediately put the lens into a tightly sealed plastic bag. If you don't, moisture will condense on it and in it, possibly causing problems later. Let the lens warm to room temp before taking it out of the sealed bag. Kent in SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william_landon Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 After you get the filter off and you WILL, take a lead pencil and rub the tip of the pencil on threads of the FILTER to transfer some graphite from the pencil onto the threads. Do this once a year and this filter will never stick again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_marsden Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Got to admit guys in the end I took a really brutal approach. I squirted it with WD40 (<i>do you have that in USA?</i>) left it half and hour and then put the filter in my bench-vice and twisted the lens. It offered no further resistance. I gave both a good clean up and no harm was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john schroeder Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Try rubbing a little ice along the filter to contract the metal. Heating it will just expand it and make it tighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_gale Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Graham, probably not the best idea. We do have WD40 in america, but i would never use it on a camera, let alone a lens. Its a sure way to remove the multicoating. The best bet for a stuck filter is a filter wrench. A handy device that will almost always work and at a very low cost. I suggest that everybody invests in one for each filter size they own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_smith3 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Here is what a filter wrench looks like: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=4038&shs=filter+wrench&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=jsp%2Fproductlist.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t&Go.x=22&Go.y=14 Joe Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_marsden Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Good point Galen ! I was ultra careful and used the 'red straw thing' to direct the liquid to the thread only. It was a last resort and the Camera Shop had quoted me 60 pounds sterling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 The words "WD-40" and "camera" or "lens" should never go together. Ever. They shouldn't even be kept in the same room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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