Ngl that $60 lens spanner from Amazon bent on the third job

Honestly I figured a cheap spanner would be fine for basic adjustments but the tips warped trying to tighten a retaining ring on a vintage Nikkor. Anyone else had luck with the $30 Nikon factory tool on eBay or is that junk too?

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sage_park619d ago

Man, that’s a bummer. I did the exact same thing with a cheap spanner trying to get a stuck ring off an old Minolta. The tips just folded over like wet cardboard, and I ended up scratching the ring face pretty bad. I’ve heard people swear by the old Nikon tool, but I tried a vintage one from a swap meet and it was honestly just as soft. Now I just use a pair of good needle nose pliers with the tips wrapped in tape for light stuff, and it works way better than any of those spanners so far.

avery62917d ago

Same here, @sage_park6, the tape trick is a lifesaver. I wrecked a lens retainer ring once with a cheap spanner and now I won't touch one without wrapping the tips in electrical tape either.