Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A flexible removal tool, that is suitable to open jars etc has worked for me. The kind with an adjustable rubber strap and a handle. (like an oil filter tool) Cruder is to catch the filter in a door frame/door, using the door as your lever. I've done that too. Also opens beers (I heard). 2009/10/7 Neil Beddoe <Neil.Beddoe at raidllp.com> > Put the lens face down on a high friction surface like a rubber mat or a > plank of softwood that the teeth on the filter can bite into and turn the > lens while pressing it down. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+neil.beddoe=raidllp.com at leica-users.org [mailto: > lug-bounces+neil.beddoe <lug-bounces%2Bneil.beddoe>=raidllp.com@ > leica-users.org] On Behalf Of rsphoto's email > Sent: 07 October 2009 05:44 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] Stuck Heliopan Slim on my 70-180 APO > > Despite my practice of being extra careful when screwing on this very > slim (and spendy) Polarizer on the 7-180, I've somehow managed to > tighten it just enough to resist reasonable force with my fingertips. > > It was in and out of the bag a lot at Grand Canyon. Can't deploy the > built-in hood with the filter on so possibly some inadvertent > friction. Could be the cause but who knows? > > If you have a nondestructive trick to unscrew that baby, I'd sure > appreciate a tip on how to do it. > > I definitely don't want to bring it to the LUG Dinner and pass it > around the table. Imagine all those deft, learned hands working > quietly, not a drop of alcohol on anyone's breath. > > Are we talking about the same table? > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > > > Many thanks. > > Bob in Seattle. > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > The new LEICA M9 > Passion for perfect pictures. > http://www.m.leica-camera.com > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >