On Sat, 21 Nov 1998 23:22:02 -0600, "Eric Diamond" wrote:

>I have a Nikon 4004 that my sister gave me. (don't tell me how much the
>camera sucks--the price was right.) Anyway, the 50 mm lens that came on the
>camera has its filter mount threads thouroughly stripped. All I really want
>to do is put a UV filter on it to protect the lens. Any suggestion of how I
>might restore the threads short of Superglue? I'd rather not have to buy a
>new lens

You can get a 46->52mm step-up ring (this should probably fit inside
the 52mm lens threads but not vignette the lens...) and glue it on.