Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Brownlow writes: > The Elmarit 28 I just bought seems to have a filter built in and I can't work out how to get the f***ing thing off. Can someone tell me?? If this is a screw-in filter that is on way too tight, I have several suggestions. If it some other type of filter, you might as well hit delete now. 1. Leave the lens outside (in your car?) overnight in the cold and try removing the filter in the morning. Perhaps there's enough difference between the metals in the filter and the lens to afford some slop. 2. Try to find a filter wrench. I don't know if they're still around, but years ago there was a semi-hinged wrench that clamped around the filter ring to afford a bit more leverage. Perhaps try this with suggestion #1. I wouldn't apply too much force, lest you unscrew something that Mr. and Mrs. Leica never intended to be unscrewed. 3. My personal favorite for sheer tension-creating drama. Break the f***ing thing's glass with a tiny hammer and cut the ring, very carefully, with a Dremel MotoTool. Imagine: 19,000 rpm of sheer cutting force only millimeters from the front element. Yeah, baby! Of course, once the glass is gone from the filter, the ring might be very easy to unscrew. 4. Take it to a camera repair shop. But, hey, where's the drama in that? Chris Lawson Simple solutions from a simple mind