My $80 mistake with a cheap lens spanner tool

I bought a no-name lens spanner from an online market to fix a stuck zoom ring, and the tips bent on the first real turn, scratching the lens barrel. That cost me $80 to fix the cosmetic damage at a local shop. What's the one tool you will never cheap out on again?

3 comments

3 Comments

cora1772mo ago

My $30 kitchen knife story fits with @gonzalez.vera, cheap tools just cost more later.

hugobarnes2mo ago

Ever think cheap tools waste your time more than money?

gonzalez.vera2mo ago

Feel your pain, that sucks. Learned the same lesson with screwdrivers for electronics. Bought a cheap set and the tips stripped a tiny screw head, made the whole repair way harder. Now I just buy the good stuff for anything that touches my gear.