Unscrewing stuck filters: There is a special tool, but usually using grippy rubber globes, like for washing up, does work. The problem is that if you press down with your fingers so you can exert torque, that same pressure makes the round ring ever so slightly elliptical, which makes it very difficult or impossible to unscrew. Edit: i am of course not denying the issue of filters sticking and material combination being an issue.

Thanks for the tip, that make sense.

Use rubber bands when filters stick, works better then those “tools” camera stores sell. Just need two one for the lens and the other for the filter. Works all the time the cost is minimal. I learned this tip from newspaper photographers.

The palm of your hand works too.

Yeah the shoe trick is what I always use! Works every time

Ah, thanks!

Interesting, can you point me in the direction of where to find one for this lens?

@@DaveDugdaleColorado This one is a toughie because of how wide it goes and it's a zoom. With longer zooms I used to use a variable rubber hood that folded so you could match the zoom focal length. I replaced all the hoods for my lenses with rubber ones. Why? They offered a bit more protection against banging or dropping the lens than the stiff metal or plastic ones, and the big plus is when you had to shoot through glass and needed to avoid reflections. With the rubber hoods you could angle the lens against the glass for better composition. On this Sony lens it might be easiest to just buy some spacer rings. It's been over 20 years since I managed a camera store but I seem to remember someone making spacer rings. I once used a 2nd step-up ring for a makeshift hood for an 11mm. I remember seeing someone make a hood from a cut down tin can glued to a step-up ring. They sprayed it with flat black paint and it looked pretty decent. For that matter take a rubber hood and cut it down to work. In this case you could try buying a generic petal hood to see if it works and if it's too long file it down to work with the 16mm end of the zoom. Lok for a plastic hood to make sanding it down easier. BTW, I recently bought a set of step-up/step-down rings on Amazon for cheap. For some strange reason there's no 58mm. XCSOURCE 20pcs Filter Ring Adapter 26 30 37 43 52 55 62 67 72 77 82mm Step Up/Down Ring Filter UV Set DC162

Thanks.

They do sell them on B&H but not for that size for some reason.

I am sure that with your sub count if you asked them they would make you one in exchange for a short video about it ;) I think they are great.

It was odd, they do sell them on B&H but not for that size for some reason.

They were all crystal clear!!!😉😉😉

Thanks!

Thanks for that.