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| cfastie | "I like #4 too. I don't have a good answer for the type of glue. Something thick and quick drying. It does not have to be sticky, it just has to for..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| talha | "Thank you very much for your quick and informative answer, Mr. Chris. Among those choices, which one do you suggest? To me, #4 looks ideal (light c..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "The new filter can be put several different places: stick it on the front of the lens. Build a frame to hold it in front of the lens: https://pub..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| talha | "I'm getting crazy, there is massive amount of talk about mobius conversions but there is no single guidance for converting the mobius for ndvi. I'v..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| Matthew318 | "Using a heat gun allowed a clean removal of the filter, much easier than smashing. Would recommend just getting a $20 heat gun from home depot. " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| Jimo1966 | "Yes! Glue can be remove easily with Heat Gun and a Sewing Needle. Smash to bits is never an option. (or the last one) I filed down I tiny screwdriv..." | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| blkswanpres | "You can remove the ir filter on the mobius by using a heat gun to melt the glue and screwing the unit out, you can then hit it with heat again to p..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| theowallis | "My second lens arrived today and I reluctantly performed the same procedure (with a slight difference) on it. I went out and bought a glass cutter ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| theowallis | "Yeah I'm stumped too. As you said, I can only think it's a loose element inside the remaining lens assembly. I've ordered another lens to repeat th..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "The sensor is screwed in straight to the lens assembly, so the issue must be some other focus hardware, or a loose piece inside the lense itself. I..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| theowallis | "Nothing rattles when I shake the lens but reassembling the case (or any movement/vibration) alters the focus. I haven't installed a new filter yet...." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "theowallis, Did you add a new filter to replace the IR block filter? Where did you put it? Do you think it is the act of tightening the set screw ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hmm, i once saw this with a different camera, where the filter was helping to pressure the lens into place, and removing it let the lens rock back ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| theowallis | "Just a friendly warning for those of you looking to attempt this conversion, I did this last week, it wasn't too hard to smash the ir blocker out b..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "I tried acetone, ethanol, and hot air, none moved the glue. " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| WhiteRabbit | "Would acetone or some other solvent dissolve the glue holding on the IR blocker so that it can be removed without shattering it? Is it known what ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "The only filter I tried that worked was Wratten 25A. Two blue filters worked poorly. @mathew has tried Rosco #19 which seems to work well. I don't ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| WhiteRabbit | "" I can try different filters to learn how to make the best plant health images." Which filters have you found that make the best plant health ima..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| warren | "Here is Mathew's PDF on conversion, as well, for reference: mobius_instructions.pdf " | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Ok-- I have the ROSCO Fire filter and several others in my swatch booklet. Going to run tests tomorrow, and try digging into the white balance pre..." | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Nice writeup, thanks Chris. I like the tip on focusing, hadn't tried that. " | Read more » | almost 10 years ago |