>> >> On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: >> >>> Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought >>> I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and >>> now refuses to unscrew. >>> > On 3/7/2011 10:03 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: >> There is such a thing as a filter wrench designed for this contingency. An >> alternative is to buy a large rubber "cork" whose diameter on the top or >> bottom flat is the same as the inside clearance on the front of the filter. >> Buying slightly oversize is an alternative. One approach is to press the >> flat of the rubber cork against the glass and then turn, a second is to >> place the larger flat of the rubber cork against the front rim of the filter >> and turn . . . YMMV >> >> stan > On Mar 7, 2011, at 1:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > >> I don't think the flexible rubber jar opener will work for this job. The >> polarizer is designed to turn freely. You're really going to have to find a >> filter wrench. >> >
Uh, duh. My idea doesn't work on a polarizer either. Unless you first glue the two portions of the filter to one another . . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
