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Vampiresoup
07-27-2006, 01:37 PM
Anyone have this problem? I got a macro lens screwed on too tight to the front of my camera and I cant get it off. I dont want to pull too much cause Im afraid of breaking the front of the camera. Any suggestions?

j
07-27-2006, 02:46 PM
Would I be giving bad advice to suggest applying liquid wrench to a q-tip and running that around the edge of the threads?

I had the same problem with a 58mm macro stuck to my 35mm adapter. I even tried one of these: (BTW, great for pulling focus or a slow zoom)

http://www.kitchenkitchen.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.100.exe/scstore/p-20009.html?E+scstore

I ended up using good old Liquid Wrench. It was a mess to clean up though, so I would suggest applying it via q-tip around the sides, let it sit for a minute, then try it, and cleaning it up well once it is off.