first problems with a1

Jayson Corcoran · August 9th, 2008, 08:49 AM

I purchased some cheap lens covers from ebay (filters) and fitted one to the camcorder but decided to remove it to see how footage differs without it but i cant remove it.
When i turn the filter to unscrew it, the base it is screwed into also spins meaning it wont unscrew.

Any ideas ? as this is pi$5ing me right off :(

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eduk/lens2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eduk/lens1.jpg

Chris Hurd · August 9th, 2008, 09:51 AM

Use the Google search tool at the bottom of any page here and search for the terms filter and removal. I know we have threads discussing this because the subject has come up several times before.

Michael DAmbrose · August 9th, 2008, 09:59 AM

Is that a circular polarizer?

Ann Bens · August 9th, 2008, 12:03 PM

It looks like a circular.
Hold the ring with the letters to unscrew.

James R. Leong · August 9th, 2008, 01:39 PM

If any filter is too tight, Try a piece of sheet silicone to grab the ring. It's used for placemats and jar lid openers. Many dollar stores have them or kitchen depts.

Annie Haycock · August 9th, 2008, 02:55 PM

Or wait til the sun comes out, and see what differences the polariser can make - you need to point the camera at something 90 degrees to the direction of the sun (it doesn't really work in the middle of the day when the sun is overhead), then rotate the front part slowly to see how the view changes.

Jayson Corcoran · August 10th, 2008, 02:58 PM

Thanks for your help, it turns out it was a polorizer and the spinning within the ring was normal.
I took it to a local camera specialist who quickly removed it using a small piece of leather shammois cloth.
He said he also uses the leather slightly damp to clean lenses and boy, did they come up spotless in only a few seconds.

August 9th, 2008, 08:49 AM	#1
Jayson Corcoran Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Barnt Green, England Posts: 76	first problems with a1 - lens fitment issue I purchased some cheap lens covers from ebay (filters) and fitted one to the camcorder but decided to remove it to see how footage differs without it but i cant remove it. When i turn the filter to unscrew it, the base it is screwed into also spins meaning it wont unscrew. Any ideas ? as this is pi$5ing me right off :( http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eduk/lens2.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eduk/lens1.jpg

August 9th, 2008, 09:51 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Use the Google search tool at the bottom of any page here and search for the terms filter and removal. I know we have threads discussing this because the subject has come up several times before. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

August 9th, 2008, 02:55 PM	#6
Annie Haycock Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales Posts: 734	Or wait til the sun comes out, and see what differences the polariser can make - you need to point the camera at something 90 degrees to the direction of the sun (it doesn't really work in the middle of the day when the sun is overhead), then rotate the front part slowly to see how the view changes. __________________ Canon XH A1; Canon XF100; Nikon D800

August 9th, 2008, 09:59 AM	#3
Michael DAmbrose Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Middletown, CT Posts: 49	Is that a circular polarizer?

August 9th, 2008, 12:03 PM	#4
Ann Bens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 710	It looks like a circular. Hold the ring with the letters to unscrew.

August 9th, 2008, 01:39 PM	#5
James R. Leong Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 81	If any filter is too tight, Try a piece of sheet silicone to grab the ring. It's used for placemats and jar lid openers. Many dollar stores have them or kitchen depts.

August 10th, 2008, 02:58 PM	#7
Jayson Corcoran Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Barnt Green, England Posts: 76	Thanks for your help, it turns out it was a polorizer and the spinning within the ring was normal. I took it to a local camera specialist who quickly removed it using a small piece of leather shammois cloth. He said he also uses the leather slightly damp to clean lenses and boy, did they come up spotless in only a few seconds.