Hi I have a regular 35mm SLR Minolta camera, and the lens cover is stuck on the UV Protector. I accidently dropped it while it's still in the protective bag and i don't think anything is broken except it pushed a tiny part of the lens cover into the protector and now it's stuck. Any tricks or ideas?
It sounds as though you are saying that the UV filter and the lens cover are locked up tight but that you can remove the filter and cover from the camera lens.
I have had such an experience on several occasions. You do not say whether the lens cover is metal or plastic, If metal - you might trickle a little acetone into the seized thread area and leave it overnight - and then try some muscle-power to unscrew/separate. If plastic - you'll have to make an executive decision as to whether you wish to rescue the filter or the lens cover .... and conduct the rescue by destroying the lower priority part.
thanks for advice. It is plastic so I guess my decision was to break the lens cover. But then I'm only a beginnner so I decided to send it to a camera repair instead before I break the lens too. Thanks again for the tip I'll definitly keep that in mind the next time something like this happens.
