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Help! Nifty Fifty stuck on camera..

  • 10-04-2009 4:33pm
    #1
    daycent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 842 ✭✭✭


    So, I was just trying to change my lens a while ago and it wouldn't budge. Camera is a 450 D and lens a 50mm, a 1.8 thankfully, because the front element is after coming off that as well! :mad: That was followed by a little bit of plastic so the lens is for the bin i'd say. Have to get it off first though. When I press the lens release button I can rotate the lens fine, to roughly the position where it should come off but no luck. I don't want to force it any more in case I damage the camera body. Anyone got any suggestions??

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    m_stan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭m_stan


    I had the same problem. Unfortunately my best solution was force the thing. Which is what I did - causing both the lens and the contacts on the camera to break.

    My camera and lens fell causing this issue and the only thing I could do was force them apart, which broke both. Fortunately my home insurance covered both.


  • #3
    Anouilh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭Anouilh


    You are not alone...

    http://erdener.org/pentaxlensremoval/


    Try a search for


    how to remove stuck lens from camera body

    This is useful...

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080426172515AAXdECP


  • #4
    daycent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 842 ✭✭✭daycent


    Yeah, I saw (hee hee!) that one alright. May have to do the same:(
    Anouilh wrote: »
    You are not alone...

    http://erdener.org/pentaxlensremoval/


    Try a search for


    how to remove stuck lens from camera body

    This is useful...

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080426172515AAXdECP


  • #5
    Anouilh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭Anouilh


    Sorry, it looks as if I was mocking you.

    I've also just learned that it is possible to buy a filter wrench to unscrew stuck filters. Could there be a lens wrench?


  • #6
    daycent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 842 ✭✭✭daycent


    Anouilh wrote: »
    Sorry, it looks as if I was mocking you.

    I've also just learned that it is possible to buy a filter wrench to unscrew stuck filters. Could there be a lens wrench?

    No, not at all.

    I went with brute force in the end. It being a cheapo f1.8 I was able to cut through it with a snips fairly easily. It looks alright now, must go and try it out.


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