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Appreciation post: My $80 lens spanner wrench finally paid for itself
It let me fix a stuck zoom ring on a vintage 70-210mm in ten minutes instead of sending it out. What's your go-to tool that seemed pricey but you use all the time now?
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shaneb161mo ago
Remember scoffing at the price of my JIS screwdriver set... felt like a total fool until I tried fixing a sticky aperture ring with a regular Phillips and just chewed up the screws. That was a bad day. Patricia317's rubber glove trick works for filter rings, but for actual disassembly you need the right tools or you'll make a simple job a nightmare. Now that little set lives in my bag and has saved like three old lenses from becoming paperweights.
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margaret_taylor421mo ago
Ever learn the hard way too?
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patricia3171mo ago
Sounds like a lot for a single tool. Couldn't you have just used a rubber glove or something for grip first?
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