With the lens held front downward. A filter wrench would help, but a rubber band may give enough grip to work it off. Be careful. If the threads are mangled or out of round and you can't get it off without a lot of effort, it might be worth taking it to a repair shop so you don't damage things trying to get the filter off!
omarlyn wrote:
OK, I gotta ask...what happened? (Inquiring minds want to know!)
Omar
I was leaving the car and I think the camera strap was loosely around my arm and went flying. It only maybe fell 3 feet but that's clearly enough for these filters.
sirimiri wrote:
I will grant you that C-PL filters have a different construction than "other" filters, but you might find this "thread" useful as well:
1. carefully remove the remaining glass
2. use a pair of pliers to break and 'peel' the metal filter rings and it's threads out
3. be extremely careful
If you don't feel confident in doing this, consider a professional camera repair place...
If it was me, and I have done this, I would use a large set of slip joint pliers and use it to turn the knurled ring below. The top ring looks to have most of the damage so I'll bet this will work. Just be very careful and do this with the lens upside down. If you don't feel confident in trying this, then don't do it.
One of my teachers was able to get the filter off and now it appears that the inside of my filter ring on the lens is deformed. I don't have any more filters with which to test it, but I don't think it would accept them.
Anyone have any guesses on how much it would cost to replace the filter ring?
