On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 15:25:01 GMT, "Sam" wrote:

>I have a UV filter that is stuck on my DCR 720 Handycam's lens.
>
>I tried to remove it but even with a fair bit of force, it will not loosen.
>Any suggestions on how to remove it? The camera is still under warrany,
>should I take it in? I am not sure if that would be under warranty since
>the filter is a Giffen.

The following is magic, so be careful...! ;-)
Fit a rubber band around only the filter rim,
stretch your thumb and first finger around
the filter rim, apply pressure as evenly as
possible inward (toward filter center) on the
greatest part of the rim possible, and *only
then* attempt to rotate your hand and/or the
camcorder to unscrew the filter. 99.999% of
the time, this works easily...
(This is not covered under warranty, and I
would avoid Tiffen filters, if possible - look
at Hoya single-coated ones for high quality
at a reasonable price...)