After taking several old vintage lenses apart, I used a course rubber glove and only applied pressure straight down onto the ring or filter. That way there is absolutely no side (distorting) pressure, only even pressure from above. It works like a charm.
@WesPerry
3 жыл бұрын
Good idea!
@evawat2019
7 күн бұрын
I've been on the internet since the 90s. Iirc this is the first time I've been pumped by something rescuing a situation. And it was with your first suggestion which I didn't believe, but tried out of desperation, and "YEEeessss!" If your always hanging out, down below, you do up your fly.
@WesPerry
7 күн бұрын
Still hangin ;)
@AmandavilleTV
2 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! I've been struggling to separate two filters with no luck whatsoever. I watched five KZitem videos before yours and still no luck. As I was watching your first method, I picked up my filters following your example and they came apart so easily that I thought my fingers surely must have slipped. I laughed for 5 minutes. I couldn't believe it.
@WesPerry
2 жыл бұрын
It’s always the little things. Glad you didn’t have to start any fires 😂
@tomhamp2915
2 ай бұрын
Gotta tell ya…the two-finger method worked!!! Had tried everything including filter wrenches…nothing worked…until I tried your two-finger method… THANK YOU!!!
@WesPerry
2 ай бұрын
Easy does it 😉
@chrisgrylls9132
2 жыл бұрын
I had two filters which I simply could not separate, no matter what I tried. They came apart so easily when I just grabbed each one in one spot with my finger tips. Great tip. Thanks!!
@WesPerry
2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@jamesfry7819
14 күн бұрын
Perfect! The note that filters are flimsy and bent was the issue. Mine wouldnt budge, but using less force ans redistributed across as many fingers as i could did the trick. Thank you 👍
@Grahamwarrellow1
3 жыл бұрын
A pair of those yellow Marigold gloves has saved me a few times over the years :)
@terrytrujillo2364
Ай бұрын
OMG!!! I had a CPL filter stuck on a step up ring. I have tried and tried. I put the the stuck ring and filter on a lens and tried the rubber band. I can't believe how easy it came off!!! Thank you so much... : )
@blackestknights
6 ай бұрын
Heat and lens wrench worked for me, put the larger ring face down on top of a radiator for around 15 minutes and it was just enough to allow it to unscrew.
@WesPerry
6 ай бұрын
Nice!
@skykingimagery899
10 ай бұрын
Very nice. I wonder if some of this is dielectric effect of two metals.
@JKUTWatcher
Ай бұрын
Rubber band worked for me. Thank you!
@rattlesnakehawkweed1876
7 ай бұрын
Hey, just did a safer variation of the heat method. I boiled a kettle, filled the hot water 3 mm in a pan and put the lens in head first. The nasty dirty filter which has wedged in tight over my gorgeous lens for 2 years FINALLY let go of it's vice like grip after 15 seconds
@creativesymon
8 ай бұрын
Tried everything. Looked all over. Then the first tip on this video: pinch at only one spot per filter...boom! Done. Thanks so much :D
@WesPerry
8 ай бұрын
Fantastic!
@rilifo
5 ай бұрын
you saved me with the rubber band trick, thank you very much!
@seraphino
4 ай бұрын
I second that!
@alexander_mejia
7 ай бұрын
Holy crap. I was trying to he-man this filter off another step up ring, and by just applying finger pressure no gloves, and changing the grip around with multiple fingers, the filter came off easily with out a ton of force. I was using some Lens wrenches before but it was applying a lot of pressure on 2 points and not around the whole thing. Thanks for the video!
@WesPerry
7 ай бұрын
You can get whole sets of lens wrenches that work great, but yeah if they’re not the right size for your filter, it won’t distribute the force evenly enough to be useful.
@lcnybeat7563
4 ай бұрын
I tried the rubber band trick first. Then I watched your video and the first step did it. Thank you!
@Backinthegame.
Жыл бұрын
I used the pinching at two points method, it worked like a dream. Thank you for these brilliant tips.
@willparsons32
Жыл бұрын
Using elastic/rubber bands to remove the filter is a great trick and it works very well ....BUT!! it only works better when removing polarizing 2 part circular filters. I've tried to remove a uv filter but the elastic band is a struggle to get and keep on the outer perimeter of the filter so I'd suggest using a rubber glove!
@Seanlynchthegrinch
5 ай бұрын
I tried using so much force and it just wouldn’t work. When I saw ur first trick I didn’t even try it because I thought there was no way it would work. Eventually I tried it and it came off like it was nothing. I couldn’t believe it thank tou
@OscarPoppecontrabas
2 жыл бұрын
I was realy struggling with my uv filter on my Canon lens 58mm and I succeded by putting masking tape on the filter so I had a larger area to havemore grip. I'll loved your way with heat well done.
@Loftikaz
5 ай бұрын
Rubber band saved me thanks man, the filter was the worst type the fx filter 😅
@yummm8775
Жыл бұрын
I used the silicone bottle opener and it worked! Thanks for the tip... never thougt of using it for this kind of situation.
@WesPerry
Жыл бұрын
Better than lighting your lens on fire 😂
@hjacketm000
2 жыл бұрын
I honestly thought I cross-threaded my super expensive circ-pol filter and step-up ring together, because I was trying so hard to twist them apart that my fingers started hurting for about an hour. Or I was worried that my gripping deformed the filter/adapter so that they couldn’t be separated. Then I tried STEP ONE… from your suggestions and they came apart like cake LOL. Thank you so much!
@rossmcgrath5200
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Wes your tips helped me separate a filter and step up ring immediately after trying for ages. 👍👍
@WesPerry
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@nashhall694
3 жыл бұрын
Some nice tricks there Wes! I use “filter spanners” to seperate filters! 😀👍
@WesPerry
3 жыл бұрын
Well aren’t you just a real fancy guy with your “appropriate tools”! 😂
@nashhall694
3 жыл бұрын
@@WesPerry 🤣😂😂😳🤡
@joshmacklin5454
8 ай бұрын
I watched a few videos before watching this one. I thought the filter would never come off. I looked around the house, used AN IPHONE CHARGING CABLE to wrap around the grip and the filter came off the lens!
@GordonWilson67
5 ай бұрын
I tried these methods and they were still stuck, so I decided to spray some WD-40 on them and they came apart in a minute or two. This was a filter and an attachment that wasn't attached to a camera but to each other.
@segnic13
3 ай бұрын
You saved me with the cooling technique! Thank you so much!
@jimkok1957
5 күн бұрын
What about a polarizers filters
@ElementoMagico
9 ай бұрын
THANKS
@blackuser7241
9 ай бұрын
No matter how much I thank you, it´s not enough. I tried everything but couldn´t remove the filter. I just heated it for 15 seconds and it came off Thanks again
@WesPerry
9 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@harpmans
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Your first method worked amazing!
@kayzzer
Жыл бұрын
This video should have much more likes
@WesPerry
Жыл бұрын
So should this comment 😏
@vlaney21
Жыл бұрын
Oh my Gawd, the first step worked! Thanks so much!
@net3ap
10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@jasonprinceart
8 ай бұрын
First trick worked for me - thank you!!!
@Koda.1312
5 ай бұрын
oh my god you saved my life on the first method
@DethronerX
Жыл бұрын
Hello, i havent found a single video that is about two stuck stepup rings, its always a filter or lens involved, so please help, because there is not enough space to have a good grip. Ive tried oil, soap, pliers, but nothing is working. Ive tried to attach other rings or lens, but the two seem like stuck with cement.
@WesPerry
Жыл бұрын
Heat up the outside ring or cool down the inside one.
@DethronerX
Жыл бұрын
@@WesPerry tried both, but will try again, thanks
@thomaspopple2291
Жыл бұрын
how about a cpl stuck on a step up ring? Having glass in the middle makes these ideas not so good
@WesPerry
Жыл бұрын
Does the pair come off the camera and they’re just stuck together?
@DudeMan01
5 ай бұрын
Thank you dude you totally saved me!
@paulperrini9902
2 жыл бұрын
I have a B@W 39mm filter stuck on a Leica Summicron. I tried everything and camera techs don't want to mess with it. Any ideas?
@WesPerry
2 жыл бұрын
For a lens that expensive, I think I’d be willing to sacrifice the filter. If nothing we’ve spoken of will work, use a grippy silicone pad, like for a hot pot holder or hair straightener, and press the lens / filter down hard on it while turning to unscrew. If that doesn’t work, there are actual lens filter loosening tools available. (Expensive lens makes such tools more viable). Then beyond that (nuclear option) I would carefully shatter the filter, pull out at much glass a possible, then take wire cutters and with great care cut the side of the filter and peel it inward. Delightful. Haha
@paulperrini9902
2 жыл бұрын
@@WesPerry Thanks very much.
@mikeyhomie
4 ай бұрын
You saved me 40 bucks ! 😮🎉 1:30
@davidbailey1689
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Thanks, Wes.
@nickford9521
Жыл бұрын
thanks heaps..it worked!!
@dianifan7572
3 жыл бұрын
I'm really struggling with size 40.5
@WesPerry
3 жыл бұрын
That's an unusual size
@dianifan7572
3 жыл бұрын
@@WesPerry Kit Lens Sony A6000
@davidcole5803
2 жыл бұрын
The major basic problem here that no one has mentioned is the fact that the threads are both made of aluminium. This is the kiss of death. Aluminium threads screwed together naturally dislike each other. Photographic manufacturers way back in the last centuary used brass for lens threads and indeed used brass many parts of old cameras
@WesPerry
2 жыл бұрын
Some still use brass, but aluminum is indeed becoming too common.
@maxradcliffe1857
Жыл бұрын
Ts didn't work
@z-collector7518
3 жыл бұрын
Use a hair drier not an open flame! What the heck?!
@WesPerry
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve found the hair dryer method to be ineffective because the heat is too diffuse and ends up equally heating both sides.
@Mikeyyshoots
3 жыл бұрын
@@WesPerry or just throw it down the stairs 🤷♂️
@WesPerry
3 жыл бұрын
That was tip 4, but I had to cut it to save time 😏
@WesPerry
3 жыл бұрын
Also: do I look like someone who owns a hair dryer?? 😂
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