> > From: Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/10/06 Fri AM 12:57:58 GMT > To: Pentax Discuss <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Stuck Filter > > Hi guys, > > Well, I'm in quite a quandry now. I've got a polarizing filter stuck on > the front of one of my lenses, as I discovered the other day. Trying to > remove it by hand was a complete non-starter for me and several other > people who tried. When I got home, I tried a strap wrench, and that > "worked". That is, it was able to get enough grip on the filter to try > to turn it. The reason for the quotation marks is that the filter > didn't let go, something threaded underneath the focus ring started > unscrewing! So I'm thinking I've got two choices at this point, (1) I > could try to figure out how to break the glass out of the filter so I > can deform the rings enough to pull them out without damaging the > threads on the lens, and maybe still have to (2) send it to the repair > center. Any suggestions?
As you are dealing with both a polariser and that something else has come loose, I think it is unlikely that you are going to be able to manage to remove it without damaging something or unintentionally dismantling your lens. Unless you are very lucky or skillful. I think I would go with the dismantling and see what happens. Once apart, you may then have a better chance of removing the filter. At least you will then have a handful of parts that can be professionally reassembled. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
