TIL those cheap plastic lens spanner wrenches from online marketplaces are basically useless for anything heavier than a filter ring.

I bent the tips trying to get a stuck helicoid apart on a 50mm f/1.8 and ended up having to buy a proper metal one for $45 after wasting $12 on the junk set.

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the_hugo26d ago

Yeah, those plastic ones are basically toys. I learned the hard way too, you just have to bite the bullet for the metal spanner.

the_hannah26d ago

Facts, learned that lesson lol