UV filter stuck on HVX

[J. Skaf]

Hi all:

I just got a second hand HVX200. Started cleaning it and it has a UV filter on it but now I cant seem to take it off to clean the inside.

Is it supposed to be so tight?

Is there any trick to do this?

I don´t whant to put to much presure on it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Gopher_Greene]

Get a very thin strap wrench, be gentle but firm and it'll come off.

 

[j]

Zyliss Strongboy.

http://www.tekability.com/catalog/item226.htm

Also good for focus pulls. Since you are in Europe it should be easier to get than here in the states.

-J

 

[Glen Gustafson]

One weird thing about stuck, screw-in filters;
You can sometimes get them off by pinching one edge between your thumb and index finger and turning them, instead of grasping them from both sides like you normally would.

Doesn't always work, but I'm amazed at how often it does, even with a filter that seems very thoroughly stuck. If that doesn't do the trick, you're back to needing the Strongboy or strap type wrench.

 

[ChipG]

I had the same thing happen, the guy at the local camera shop wrapped masking tape around it and unscrewed it. I was charged $25...

 

[augenblick]

Use a rubber mat of about 5 by 5 inches.
Put it on a table.
Put your camera filter down on top of it.
Press the camera down (firmly)
Turn the camera to unscrew the filter.
Done!

The trick is to apply forces all over the filter not just on two or three points.

Peter

 

[J. Skaf]

I just took it off..

Used a rubber glove. The ones you usually use to clean the dishes...:undecided

thanks a MILLON for all the advice and help!!!!!!!!