Never thought that my camera bag would have this inside...

but i was bored... i was playing around with my filters and seeing... let's see... let's screw a B+W UV filter onto my Hoya CPL...

and then my face started turning red as i tried and tried to unscrew the sucker...

after 30 mins of unsucessful attempts... i found myself in Chef Central looking for jar openers...
i purchased 2 of these...

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I assume you would want the RED one if you are using "L" lenses?

-howard

hahaha...

damn... i guess i could go and return one of them...

I hear that "strap wrenches" work well on filters (a small version of a oil-filter strap) to provide even pressure around the filter unlike your fingers which slightly distort it. Also, pressing down on the front edge (on rubber surface) while rotating lens may work. If it isn't too stuck, simply putting a thick rubber band around the filter and lightly gripping it while unscrewing might work.

-howard

These are specifically designed for this purpose:

http://www.the-digital-picture.com …Filter-Wrench-Review.aspx

You are not the only one using that thing on a camera haha

http://micgadget.com …-focus-for-your-hd-dslrs/

http://blog.photoframd​.com …us-ring-for-video-stills/

7D_Sniper wrote in post #10284521
You are not the only one usint that thing on a camera haha

http://micgadget.com …-focus-for-your-hd-dslrs/

http://blog.photoframd​.com …us-ring-for-video-stills/

That's pretty clever....

rvdw98 wrote in post #10284309
These are specifically designed for this purpose:

http://www.the-digital-picture.com …Filter-Wrench-Review.aspx

+1 on the filter wrenches, much easier to pack than the jar opener.

hmm... so that's what thems thingamajigy is called... filter wrenches...

i guess i'm headed over to Chef Central again... i do need a new spatula... for cooking...

does it come in white color too?

I had a problem with a jammed rubber hood on a filter. No matter how I tried they would not unscrew. The rubber hood had a plastic thread, the filter was metal. So I put them in the freezer for 1/2 an hour. Bingo!!! They just came apart, no problem at all. Just let them warm up at room temperature for a couple of hours before using them again.

I carry a thick rubber band in my bag. Small to pack and always works for me.

The thick rubber band works for me too. It's primary use is to keep the lens cap on my fisheye, but it gets called into secondary service on stuck filters

hmm... thick rubber band did not work for me with a CPL stuck on a slim B+W UV Haze... lol... don't ask why i did this... i was bored...

kinghong1970 wrote in post #10288796
hmm... thick rubber band did not work for me with a CPL stuck on a slim B+W UV Haze... lol... don't ask why i did this... i was bored...

You need to be really careful to not squeeze the ring too much when they're stuck because the ring deforms making the filter much harder to remove.