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I got it!

After resigning myself to the fact that I was going to have to take it to a repair shop and pay to have it removed safely, i decided to dremel down the newly purchased strap wrench to...

Wanting to mount to a different camera.

Will try and track down a strap wrench methinks...

The whole shutter definitely rotates in relation to the lens board, quite freely at the moment...

May have to take this to a repair place and have them pry it apart!

Argh... The frustration grows... I used more force than I thought it would have needed and thought I had it when something released, however that was just the front part of elements unscrewing... Now...

Just to confirm Leigh, you're referring to this ring here in red:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25998769/IMG_20120627_182224a.jpg
That needs to come off to allow the retaining ring to be removed?

If...

Got some additional photos, showing the rear element on and detached.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25998769/2012-06-28%2008.01.30.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25998769/2012-06-28%2008.04.18.jpg

Had...

Dan,

Are you referring to the section closer to the board? It does unscrew somewhat, however because of the ring of the same size that is attached to the lens, I can't remove it?

I'll try and...

The rear elements are removed in the top photo, however I can't really get the barrel off? Unless it's just tightened to an incredible level? Didn't want to force it too much to check...

It is my...

So, it is with some embarrassment that I ask this, but I'm having a lot of trouble removing my 90mm from its lens board.

I have been able to unscrew the back side of the lens, which I'd assumed...

The ground glass does look quite easy to take off, just need to unscrew 4 screws and hey presto...

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Hi guys, I have recently delved into the LF photography world, and am finding a few teething issues... While I have grasped the whole 5x4 photography thing reasonably well, I am wondering if there is...