Hi Jon, I have a tool for 49mm and 52mm lenses. It is a metal cylinder with a gum rubber ring inside, works great. Before I got that I used a wooden disc cut slightly smaller than the filter size and a piece of the new non-slip rubber shelf liner. Not as convenient but worked OK. The trick is to get a "grip" without having to exert so much pressure as to jam the threads, this is self defeating. If you'd like to see a pic of the tool to get an idea of what to make let me know.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 12:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Looseness in front of lens > > > I can't seem to loosen it using my fingers or small > objects pushing on that ring. I don't know where on > earth I could find a rubber stopper big enough to fit > around that front element to be able to unscrew the > ring that way. Anyone have any other ideas? > > Got to looking at my M135/3.5, it looks like it could > use some work too if I could get its filter ring > off... the hood doesn't like to stay in the extended > position. What would fix that? > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >
