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Hello.
Many cameras have these collars or caps on or around the winding knobs or around the shutter release buttons. I have seen many people recommend copper flexiclamps from micro tools. A set of three costs around $50 over there.
In my past experience, I have opened a collar with a set of pliers by placing a rubber grip sheet (commonly used to open jars etc.) around the collar. Still got a tiny scratch on the collar that I would like to avoid in the future.
So, I don't have a flexi clamp. At present, it is too expensive for me to buy a set, plus one a clamp may open only one size of collars.
What do other use in the place of those copper flexi clamps or wrenches? I could use any number of methods, but I wanted to gather feedback on methods that use commonly available tools and do not damage the finish on the camera parts.
If people can post their interesting past experiences in what difficulty they faced in this problem and how they surmounted it, that would be helpful too.
Thanks.
Many cameras have these collars or caps on or around the winding knobs or around the shutter release buttons. I have seen many people recommend copper flexiclamps from micro tools. A set of three costs around $50 over there.
In my past experience, I have opened a collar with a set of pliers by placing a rubber grip sheet (commonly used to open jars etc.) around the collar. Still got a tiny scratch on the collar that I would like to avoid in the future.
So, I don't have a flexi clamp. At present, it is too expensive for me to buy a set, plus one a clamp may open only one size of collars.
What do other use in the place of those copper flexi clamps or wrenches? I could use any number of methods, but I wanted to gather feedback on methods that use commonly available tools and do not damage the finish on the camera parts.
If people can post their interesting past experiences in what difficulty they faced in this problem and how they surmounted it, that would be helpful too.
Thanks.