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Stupid question: how do I get this lens guard off (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/photography@lemmy.world
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UPDATE: folks either I'm an idiot or posting this caused the gods of irony to come to my aid because with a few more careful tries I was able to screw off the guard.

Hey folks, I recently bought this Pentax Q10 camera off of eBay, and so far I've had a lot of fun with it.

It came with this lens guard attached, which is a nice addition. However, I can't seem to get it off. I can't turn it, I can't pry it up. It seems thoroughly stuck. Obviously I haven't tried super hard, because I don't want to break anything.

Am I missing anything obvious or should I accept that this is just how the lens is? It doesn't seem to really get in the way or anything.

Closeup on a camera lens, attached to the camera. The lens has a lens guard on it. The guard is branded Hakuba, and is labelled as an MC Lens Guard. The camera is a blue and white Pentax Q10. The background is a wooden table.
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[–] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's a screw on filter. You should be able to twist it off. Get yourself a silicone jar opener pad or the like, and you should be able to get it off.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    You're so right 🤦 I sat down and just tried harder and it came off

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    That's alright, if it's new to you, you simply didn't want to damage it. If they sit around for a while, they magically tend to accumulate the tiniest amount of gunk, which makes them hard to unscrew - or maybe someone put tue gronk on it, which, was already mentioned, you really shouldn't do.

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