Features:

  • Professional camera lens repair opening tool
  • 6 screw holes, 4-screw-locking design makes the cross bar more flexible for adjustment.
  • Made of high quality antimagnetic stainless steel nice looking and durable.
  • Extended head design is available for some two lens graphics camera (Depends on the avatar sizes of your TLR cameras)
I disagree. May be exactly what most of us are looking for.

I was trying to decide between this one (I like Neewer) and one about twice the price with great reviews and a lot of accessories. The only review that stood out in my mind from this product was the one where the guy cut his hand. It's hard to swallow your gut reaction of seeing blood and separating it from its immediate association with the product. ... But the reality is I care a lot about the craft to make such a careless mistake of trying to force a sharp object in and around a delicate piece of hardware. That being said, it's always possible to make a mistake, so be thankful for the reminder to take extra care with sharp tools. But we're all adults here. And working with such complicated feats of engineering should be a contemplative experience if anything. PROS: -very cheap, comes from a known company with a pretty good rep for cheap alternative equipment -something that convinced me to go with this one versus the more expensive competition was that this didn't bring an assortment of parts. If you don't use the Allen wrench, it was a big plus for me to have a singular general-purpose tool that I didn't have to worry about missing pieces for. Just take it and go. -The tool is gorgeous - great looking finish. A joy to pick up and look at. -Successfully removed the front glass element of 3 vintage lenses using both sides in a minute or two each. WAY more fun to use than two flathead screw-drivers. -My grandfather's Pentacon had the notches really recessed in there, and the spanner's flat ends barely made contact by the corners, but with some careful hand-tightening of the screws, it came right off. It felt fantastic. And best of all, I didn't notice any bending of the metal at all. If anything, it took a tiny speck of the lens notch material with it. -no problems at all with the hand tightening screws being too loose. The force should be applied perpendicular to this weaker part anyway. (Of course, it comes with a tighter screw set if you're willing to stop and screw in with the Allen wrench) -the flat points happened to work perfectly as a flathead screwdriver on one occasion. -very stable on certain axes and fits really well in the hand to be used as a weapon (don't do this) CONS: -the structural horizontal bars have nothing at their ends to keep them from falling out and disassembling if the screws are too loose. It's hilarious. If you loosen all the screws, hold one point and turn it 90 degrees, the whole thing comes apart. You can easily fix this with some tape or rubber bands at the ends, but I personally love the clean look of the bars. Just never use the tool without some screwing to provide some basic structural friction and you should be fine. ABOUT THE MATERIAL: -In my experience, I did not find the metal to be soft at all (previous reviewer suggested this might be). I used it a handful of times and I see no evidence of bending or softness -BUT, if you are new to the world of taking apart lenses (like I am), I would argue that you might want to consider softness a good thing. I would consider it better to ruin the 12$ tool than the threading/notching of a prized vintage hardware. This is the advantage of having a softer tool than hardware. CONCLUSION: -So the fact that this product is so cheap and it works as advertised makes it a great intro tool for us beginners. -The potential softness might be a potential plus in some cases. -The only structural issue with the horizontal bars has a silver lining - it forces you to slow down, focus, and work precisely - which sets a nice pace for the hobby.

Definitely worth buying, highly recommended!

This is a good tool for professional camera lens repair work. Made of high quality stainless steel, beautiful and durable. 6 screw holes and 4 screw locks make the crossbar more flexible and adjustable. Definitely worth buying, highly recommended!

A new life for these lenses that open up to 1.4 and 2.8.

These f mount lenses are from the apollo era and this tool gave them a second chance at capturing light. Perfect purchase for repairing lenses!

( It did work as expected and does basic job really great, I will save them for next

Idea behind this tool to open my lens to clean fungus, just at basic level either on front or back element as I'm not trained lens cleaner :( It did work as expected and does basic job really great, I will save them for next use

Got the job done

I was taking apart an old 300mm prime to clean out fungus, and it couldn't quite reach the rear element to take it out. Nbd though, it worked just fine for the rest. :) Some other reviewers mentioned the pointy ends were susceptible to bending, but I didn't experience that. Only used it for one lens, so ymmv.

Five Stars

Worked great for what I needed it for. Used it on an 82mm Fujinon lens I had to service.

great price, nice tool

Feels sturdy and well made, did exactly what I needed it to do. Thanks to this useful tool now I am able to clean all of the lenses. It's also at a great price so highly recommend.

but I love it. Very solid

Was afraid these would be cheap, but I love it. Very solid. Cleaned the lenses on my Rolleiflex with this with no problems. Adjustable for deep spots. Bits seem hard enough for most jobs, but don't look hardened. Probably milled. Anyway, They work and that's what matters.

Worth the price. Works great on old film cameras

Worked great to open old Minolta film cameras.

Worked like a charm

Used it for the first time a week ago to remove the bezel of an Asahi Pentax auto 110 camera. Yes this camera uses the 110 film format so I had to choke this spanner all the way down as close as possible together to remove the lens to clean the insides. Worked like a charm. The tips are machined with defined edges so they didn't slip.

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