Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Had the sam problem with a skinny Heliopan Polarizer on my R70-280 Vario. Finally just went to Leica dealer in Seattle. Took 2 minutes. No damage. Oh, and no charge. Now I use it on my Canon70-200 and I?m really, really careful about tightening. My one and only stuck filter experience. Hope this can help. Bob in Seattle Bob Shaw rsphotoimages at comcast.net On Oct 31, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > I have been told that placing the filter face down on a rubber sheet will > give you enough friction to unscrew the step-up ring. Might be worth a > try. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 10/31/2013 6:26 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >> Photo People: >> >> I'm trying to get organized and pack photo stuff for Italy. I have a >> yellow 62 filter that is stuck on a 58-62 step-up ring. I went so far as >> to buy filter wrenches, I've heated and cooled and wet them. Nothing >> works. Tom can't get them apart. The rims are so narrow that it's almost >> impossible to get a grip on them even with the filter wrenches. >> >> Does anybody have any suggestions or tricks to get them apart? >> >> TIA >> >> Tina >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information