Removing an Impacted, Shattered Filter?

Brilliant solution. I was going to suggest the oil filter wrench, so yours goes one better. My other suggestion was going to be placing the filter ring face down on a silicone potholder. But you solution was elegant and efficient.
 
I got it out!! I purchased a $3.00 hose clamp at the local Home Depot and tapped it gently counterclockwise with a small hammer until it came loose!

p.s. Luckily the front element suffered almost no damage (a tiny, almost imperceptible scratch). It seems to be focusing well and nothing got out of alignment!

I forgot to mention, I tried loosening it with an oil filter wrench, but it didn't grip the filter.
Clever fix. Congrats.
 
Brilliant solution. I was going to suggest the oil filter wrench, so yours goes one better. My other suggestion was going to be placing the filter ring face down on a silicone potholder. But you solution was elegant and efficient.
Thanks! I'm planning on taking along that hose clamp in any camera bag I use from now on!
 
I'm surprised to see that kind of damage to the filter glass considering you had a lens cap on and also it was all in a padded case.
Pál a padded case is meant to protect from bumps. Take a 3lb lens add a 1.5 lb camera + whatever else is in the backpack drop it just 2ft and you're generating a lot of force.
 
Pál a padded case is meant to protect from bumps. Take a 3lb lens add a 1.5 lb camera + whatever else is in the backpack drop it just 2ft and you're generating a lot of force.
Yeah... once I saw the backpack and the actual size of that lens, it became clear.

Thankfully, the lens itself is ok.
 
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