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Taken on: May 17, 2012
Finished up. Some blue electrical tape around the rotating part of filter for a bit of grip.
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Taken on: May 17, 2012
Tidying up with a bit of enamel paint.
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Taken on: May 17, 2012
Taking the burr off the sanded face
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Taken on: May 17, 2012
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Taken on: May 17, 2012
Saning down the front thread using a block and fine grit sand paper. Aluminum does sand down relatively quickly. Wear breathing protection.
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Taken on: May 17, 2012
Masking off the glass before sanding down the aluminum front thread - NOT the thread that screws into the lens, but the one that is for stacking filters.- this was done since the thread causes vignetting at wide angles
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Taken on: May 17, 2012
Hoya 40.5mm circ polarizer from Future Shop Canada. Fits the X10 threads for about 1.5 turns - enough to be firmly in place...However the filter stacking thread does cause vignetting at wide angles...hence the following procedure!
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