Hot take: I thought those cheap lens spanner wrenches from online were total junk.

Grabbed a $15 one for a quick job on a vintage Pentax lens, and it actually held up fine for the light torque. The fit was surprisingly decent. Anyone else had a good run with a budget tool they expected to fail?

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blakecampbell15d ago

My buddy's Harbor Freight calipers lasted a decade.

park.wyatt15d ago

I always figured those cheap spanners would just slip and ruin a lens. Tried one on an old Nikon mount and it actually gripped the slots without any play. For basic disassembly work, it's been totally fine. The metal feels thin but it hasn't bent yet. Might not trust it on something really stuck, but it changed my mind about needing the expensive tool for every job.