johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
I need a stand off ring for an IR-cut filter on a Canon 50/1.2. When I put the filter on it will touch the front element. It appears nobody makes a 55mm male to 55mm female adapter.
I'm go to get a B+W haze filter and remove the glass. What is the best way to remove the glass from the filter ring?
I'm go to get a B+W haze filter and remove the glass. What is the best way to remove the glass from the filter ring?
paulhart
Established
I had to do this once in order to fit a glass to a Milich adapter for the Leica WATE.
If the glass is held in by a springy ring round the edge, you have to use a suitable tool to pull it away at one end and lift it - and then extract it - all without scratching the glass. Yes, I scratched the glass. It's not easy.
If it's held in by a threaded ring, you can buy a set of rubber lens ring tools from microtools. Google them and look up 'lens ring tools'.
If the glass is held in by a springy ring round the edge, you have to use a suitable tool to pull it away at one end and lift it - and then extract it - all without scratching the glass. Yes, I scratched the glass. It's not easy.
If it's held in by a threaded ring, you can buy a set of rubber lens ring tools from microtools. Google them and look up 'lens ring tools'.
ruby.monkey
Veteran
Do you care about the glass being removed? Because if not, taping over it and hitting it with a hammer works pretty well. 
johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
Do you care about the glass being removed? Because if not, taping over it and hitting it with a hammer works pretty well.
Would prefer to save the glass....
johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
That looks good... I wish it were a Leica filter with the retaining ring but not B+W and I'm mating it to a B+W bass filter so want brass to brass.
Steve Litt
Well-known
Have you tried SRB they sell off the peg and make to order.I am not sure if this is the kind of thing you are looking for?
http://www.srb-griturn.com/fixed-spacer-rings-161-p.asp
No affiliation with SRB just a customer in the past!
Regards
Steve
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Do you care about the glass being removed? Because if not, taping over it and hitting it with a hammer works pretty well.
Tape...tape...I always forget the tape...:bang:
Nokton48
Veteran
I once needed a Hasselblad Stand-Off, so I wrapped the Zeiss filter in a paper towel, set it on the cement floor in the garage, and smacked it -once- with the rounded end of a ballpein hammer.
That was -fun-
That was -fun-
jenda1250
Newbie
indeed B+W filters have threaded retaining ring. Rubber ring from microtools should work well, hammer too (but be careful when removing first piece of glass). This construction is perfect if you plan to mount another glass inside because retaining ring can be tightened over different glass thickness.
I'm trying to make a gradual grey 39mm filter from BW KR3 (useless type for me and I just bought five of them...) and KOOD square plastic filter (cheap, neutral in colour, hopefully easy to cut). I plan to use it for landscapes with Skopar 25/4 or cron 50 when traveling light with Leica only.
I'm trying to make a gradual grey 39mm filter from BW KR3 (useless type for me and I just bought five of them...) and KOOD square plastic filter (cheap, neutral in colour, hopefully easy to cut). I plan to use it for landscapes with Skopar 25/4 or cron 50 when traveling light with Leica only.