Tools/ lens retaining ring (Wrench?)

[Soeren]

A (long) while ago we had a tread where some one posted a link to a company selling tools for photography gear (filter ring straighteners etc). Now I wnat to buy one of those lens retaining ring wrenches and just found out I lost the link. I did search for it here but I can't find it.
Does the company still exist and does any of you have the link?

Best regards

 

[Mick Fagan]

Søren, I'm not sure if you mean a specific lens spanner, but I have the one Badger sell.

It is a generic one size fits all, it is able to be sized accordingly to the width of each different retaining ring.

It works from 0 through to a number 5 (huge) ring I undid for a friend with an ancient brass looking thingy attached to an 8x10" camera a few weeks ago.

Mick.

 

[Ian David]

Various types show up on *bay too. Search for lens wrench, or lens spanner.

 

[Soeren]

Thanks guys. Mick I don't mean a specific spanner, just a good quality one. Jandavid i found one on the bay Im just not sure about the quality.
Best regards

 

[bdial]

You might be thinking of micro-tools.com, they carry several and have a European and a U.S. web site. Then there is skgrimes makes a very nice one as well.
I recently bought one of these; http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/131992-USA/Rodenstock_260600_Metal_Lens_Wrench.html which many people have recommended, I've not used it yet though.

 

[removed account4]

sk grimes sells a spanner that is pretty amazing
designed by steve grimes choice of 2 tips, and it comes in a wood box ( or used to at least ).
you can find them in the sponsor page (skgrimes.com)too.

 

[mrmekon]

I got one of the cheap "economy" ones from micro-tools a couple of weeks ago, and I've used it a bunch of times. It's a little awkward, and the bar without the thumbscrews likes to fall out, but it certainly does its job. The ends are a little too thick for a lot of my smaller lenses, though. That ended up not being a problem for me (there was enough friction to unscrew them anyway), but might be if you have a particularly tight one.

 

[Soeren]

Wauw thanks guys. Thats a lot of options. Yes Microtools was the name of the firm, now I remember.
Best regards

 

[Ole]

I have an SK Grimes one somewhere, and while it's great it's not all that good for some older retaining rings with narrow slots or even small holes. I may buy a set from www.micro-tools.de just for those pesky little awkward thingies.

 

[Q.G.]

Not a proper tool for the job, but an old caliper can do the trick.
It is adjustable over a wide range, and has small enough points to fit almost anything.
But only use an old pair, that has experienced enough knocks to have lost its value as a measuring tool.