Stuck Filters
Occasionally when I screw in a filter of one kind or another on a
lens, the darned thing gets stuck or somewhere wedged in there.
Nothing is worse than a tiny close-up filter with a stuck UV filter on
it. You can’t get your hands on both rings to get enough leverage.
Wrapping a rubber band around each gives you some traction, but
not always enough.
One trick that so far has worked every time is the following: Find a
piece of flat hard rubber like the sole of a shoe. Place the stuck
filter flat against the hard rubber surface and just turn. Usually you
don’t even have to apply much strength. The stick filter just comes
right off.
Super Magnets
You don’t need these UNLESS you plan to take apart your camera
or a lens, in which case you might want to have a few. Neodymium
disc magnets are some kind of rare-earth magnets that are super
strong. What they are good for is attaching to your tiny
screwdriver’s shaft so that when you finally unscrew something,
that “something” will cling to the screwdriver as opposed to falling
deep inside whatever you are taking apart. You don’t want a teeny-