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Rant: I bought a cheap lens spanner on a deal site and it cost me a $200 repair
I needed to open a stuck filter ring on a client's lens and grabbed a no-name spanner I got online for maybe $12. The tips were soft and slipped, gouging the filter threads. I had to replace the entire front element assembly, which ran the client $200. I thought I was saving money, but I just made a bigger problem. Now I only use my old, trusted Wiha tool. What's your go-to brand for delicate jobs like this?
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hollyprice7mo ago
Wait you gouged the actual filter threads on the lens itself? That's brutal. I've had cheap spinners slip and scratch a filter, but wrecking the lens barrel is a whole new level of ouch. That's not just a stripped screw, that's permanent body damage. No wonder the fix was so crazy expensive.
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irisowens7mo ago
My old man gave me a Wiha set when I started fixing cameras. Those things are solid. I learned the hard way too, a cheap tool just feels wrong in your hand, like it's gonna give. Now I won't touch anything important without it. That grip and the steel tips make all the difference.
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sean517mo ago
Ever think about how a good tool like @irisowns mentioned actually makes you work slower? Not in a bad way, but it forces you to be more careful because you trust it. With a cheap screwdriver you rush, strip the head, and ruin the part. That Wiha set makes you respect the work itself, not just get it done fast. It turns a job into something you actually want to do right.
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