Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Dremel Tool hahhahahahahaha! And I was going to suggest Ice, hot water and chanel locks. a "Dremel Tool?" hahahahaha Cheers Wilber IOTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LawsonCL@aol.com wrote: > 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 - -- Cheers Wilber GFE tel. 803-469-2440 http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com