Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, you must be a good luck charm! I picked up the Heliopan 77mm pol that's been frozen to a heliopan 77/60 step up for the last year, and after a minute or two of twisting, it finally came apart! I've tried two different filter wrenches, asked a repairman, all for nothing. Maybe its the weather. It's supposed to rain tomorrow. Or the alignment of the stars. I'll lube it next time. Brass is nicer feeling and looking, but I've never had aluminum get stuck so that I could not get it apart with filter wrenches, even aluminum on aluminum. What irked me is the step up ring was from the $150 Leicagoodies.com Steps set. The set includes 39-46, 46-55, 55-60 and E60-77 Heliopan brass step up rings, the latter having windows to see through the M viewfinder. I haven't seen the 60-77 anywhere else, and didn't want to have to buy the whole set again! (And yes, I did suggest to them adding a 49-55 for the Tri-Elmar) BTW, Ted Grant's nose grease suggestion has worked great for me over the years - viscous enough on stay on the item, but not too thick. And always at hand, at least on my nose. Tom On Apr 20, 2007, at 12:33 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > > On 4/20/07 2:43 PM, "Tom Schofield" <tomschofield@comcast.net> typed: > >> If your filters have brass rings, get the cheaper aluminum stepping >> rings. I had a bad experience with brass ring filters getting stuck >> on brass stepping rings. heliopan seems to be the only one making >> brass stepping rings. B+W went aluminum. >> >> Tom > > > Assuming that every single one of your filters are brass. And you > don't have > one aluminum or never will. Or plastic. I think no matter what you > do you're > going to end up with mis matches or in this case un intentional > matches at > every turn. Maybe a tinge of silicone spray onto a cue tip on the > rings and > or filters might be a good thing. I think i've done that on > occasion. I'm > big on lubricants of every known ilk. I just lubed my Rapidwinder > works > perfectly. Why didn't I think of that before? Why do we think > things need > to be dry? Its so austere. Like pulling your film. > Give me brass anyday on those rings. Now that I know they make them. > > Mark Rabiner > 8A/109s > New York, NY > > markrabiner.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information