Gear gripes
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GOD FUCKING DAMNIT.
I hate when stepper rings get stuck on filters.
I generally only use my cpl on my 20mm, but today I need it on my 85mm...guess what isn't coming off.
What little niggling annoyances have gotten to you recently?
WD-40, Luke!
>>2823247
Aerokroil son, aerokroil.
Try palming your filter off. Twist with your palm on the front of the ring instead of squeezing the sides, and thus potentially bending the ring enough to cause it to bind.
>>2823255
Thanks for the tip. I finally got it off using a spreader I have.
>>2823238
I hate how those shitty screw-on circular polarizers always get stuck just a tiny bit but the rotating element makes it near impossible to get an even pressure on to take it off.
This is why I got a Cokin filter set wit a CPL filter, it never gets stuck.
>manual focus lens
>doesn't have focus tab
grinds my gears today and beyond
>>2823645
>shitty screw-on circular polarizers
>shitty
That's a Hoya HD3 CPL friend (which is why I bought the 77mm and adapter rings instead of just getting properly sized ones -- I'll pay $160 once for a CPL, but that's it).
>Cokin CPL
Wait, for like the P/Z series? How does that work?
>>2823688
Better yet:
>NO HARD STOPS FOR INFINITY
or
>HARD STOP FOR INFINITY IS PAST INFINITY
>>2823704
No matter if it's Hoya or hama, it has a rotating element preventing you from putting an even pressure to get it dislodged. Even a lightly stuck CPL screw-on filter is a huge hassle to get off.
But since I'm using Cokin filters I can switch easily. It is a circular filter with some ridges on the outside and you put it in the innermost socket of the filter holder and it rotates easily. The whole filter rotates instead of a rotating element. Getting it out is as easy as pushing a tab aside and pulling the filter out.