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My today's fighting against polarising filter
Sorted....:) You call that sorted ... lol :lol:
Posted by Blythman on 12/10/2012 - 18:17
My today's fighting against polarising filter
The trick with filters is not to grip them hard when trying to remove them, as gripping them causes the threads to tighten. That's why MattMatic's rubber gloves are the best solution! I've had many a stuck filter and rubber never fails! Regards David
Posted by davidstorm on 12/10/2012 - 20:19
My today's fighting against polarising filter
Nice idea Stuey but the problem with your suggestion is that my low-profile frame filter has approximately 1mm fix part where you can grasp that and you can't strain the bootlace to that part. :) Perhaps it is only useful for larger filters - it works for me :D However, ...and rubber never fai...
Posted by Stuey on 12/10/2012 - 20:31
My today's fighting against polarising filter
Another alternative is to press the lens - and hence the filter - down onto a mouse mat. Then grip the lens firmly and try to turn. Of course, if the filter has its own rotating front element - all bets are off. I have had success removing a cross-threaded filter by running the blade of a very s...
Posted by DoctorJeff on 13/10/2012 - 10:06
My today's fighting against polarising filter
I bought an 86mm CPL filter for my Sigma 50-500, just one from eBay, not the cheapest but relatively cheap, and that was quite poor in how it screwed on to the lens. When I tried it at the weekend I also found that it affected focus quite badly, whether that was because it's rubbish, or because it w...
Posted by droopsnoot on 17/10/2012 - 10:56
My today's fighting against polarising filter
It's a shame we have to use threaded filters - the Rollei bayonet ones are wonderful. Unfortunately so is the price, and translating that style of engineering to a 67mm filter just might end up as expensive as a new lens. At least the bayonet lens hoods are a boon, so easy to fit and remove that ...
Posted by johnriley on 17/10/2012 - 11:30
My today's fighting against polarising filter
Before you put the filter in place rub across the male thread with a soft (6B) pencil. The graphite lubricates the thread without attracting dust (like oils and waxes). regards Bernard
Posted by Frogherder on 17/10/2012 - 12:06
My today's fighting against polarising filter
It's a shame we have to use threaded filters - the Rollei bayonet ones are wonderful. Unfortunately so is the price, and translating that style of engineering to a 67mm filter just might end up as expensive as a new lens. At least the bayonet lens hoods are a boon, so easy to fit and remove that ...
Posted by szgabor on 18/10/2012 - 05:53
My today's fighting against polarising filter
Rubbing a lead pencil on the threads is a superb idea. But please do this first:- Wipe the threads with an old clean hanky pressing your nail into the threads. You will be surprised to find some dark scum on the threads. Then spray some WD40 on the hanky and clean the threads again. Note: your hanky...
Posted by nanhi on 01/04/2013 - 06:54
My today's fighting against polarising filter
I bought an 86mm CPL filter for my Sigma 50-500, just one from eBay, not the cheapest but relatively cheap, and that was quite poor in how it screwed on to the lens. When I tried it at the weekend I also found that it affected focus quite badly, whether that was because it's rubbish, or because it w...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 02/04/2013 - 22:32
My today's fighting against polarising filter
Images of shooting with a marigold glove on one hand comes to mind. Worth a try out here as it would probably have the Canon shooters scrambling to the shops as they would feel left out. Best regards
Posted by K10D on 02/04/2013 - 23:52
WB (mystery to me anyway)
K5 Pentax 18 - 135mm All the photographs I took on Sunday using Raw when opened in ACR seem to have an As Shot Temperature of 9200 giving a very yellow cast to the image. As far as I know the WB was set to Daylight and Fixed. I was using a 7dayshop VariND Filter. Today I took a couple of shots ...
Posted by tyronet2000 on 16/10/2012 - 15:42
WB (mystery to me anyway)
Probable cause is the filter.
Posted by johnriley on 16/10/2012 - 16:08
WB (mystery to me anyway)
Stan, I also have the 7 Day Shop variable ND filter and it does indeed add a warm yellowish cast to images. However, the cast added by mine is nothing like as strong or as yellow as that on your images, and is easily corrected in PP. The bigger downside to me with the variable ND is the loss of sh...
Posted by davidstorm on 16/10/2012 - 22:14
Filter cleaning
Hi guys, I was out walking with the dogs last week, one of them managed to flick a spot of wet mud onto the clear filter of my sigma 10-20. I left it well alone until I got home. It had dried solid by that time so I soaked it until soft again and gently wiped it away with my finger ensuring n...
Posted by Renster on 03/02/2013 - 10:08
Filter cleaning
Try an alcohol wipe (the kind they use in hospitals). The isopropyl alcohol will freely evaporate, leaving the glass clean.
Posted by steven9761 on 03/02/2013 - 10:13
Filter cleaning
That's great, I'll give it a to later. I was a bit worried about applying any kind of chemicals in case it affected the surface . Cheers Try an alcohol wipe (the kind they use in hospitals). The isopropyl alcohol will freely evaporate, leaving the glass clean.
Posted by Renster on 03/02/2013 - 10:23
Filter cleaning
I got some wipes and it's now back to new! Excellent bit f advice! Cheers Steve! Try an alcohol wipe (the kind they use in hospitals). The isopropyl alcohol will freely evaporate, leaving the glass clean.
Posted by Renster on 06/02/2013 - 19:34
Filter cleaning
Hi Renster Sir, that was good news getting rid of the smear. But what wipe did you use? I had a similar problem once, so I used the next best thing I had - Sears Lens Fluid, and it worked. I have lots of old filters, and prism lenses (multiple images) which I don't use much. I found them with some ...
Posted by nanhi on 01/04/2013 - 06:02
Filter cleaning
Hi nanhi, I used lens wipes that I bought from boots pharmacy. Cheers
Posted by Renster on 01/04/2013 - 08:26
