camera lens diosaster averted

heading should be "camera lens disaster averted" but can't change it

yellow mark is the flat ring around the lens



The protective flat plastic screw cover on the nikon AfS 24-70mm G lens came unstuck and I can't see anywhere to obtain another. So reusing exisiting one. Big problem not to get glue onto lens glass so applied a glue (not super glue) onto the flat ring first. To clamp it down I am using a 77mm filter and hope it works and it does





Update

It fell off again, and a disaster averted. This time I discovered it originally was held on with a ring of double sided tape. you can't get this anywhere either. So carefully removed this and gave everything a good clean. Next the only other glue I have is carpet glue as spray. So put that plastic ring on a bit of kitchen roll and sprayed it.

Great really tacky stuff, so back onto the lens again and disaster. Yes got a bit on the lens and eventually managed to get the lens clear again with a dab of petrol to start with and lens cleaning fluid next with a wipe over of a micro fibre cloth. This time that plastic ring is well stuck down



Not perfect but at least the lens is ok and filters still screw in ok. A new lens is about £1400