Hello, I have a 240mm sironar s lens that takes 86mm filters. I'm thinking of purchasing a 450mm nikkor m, that I believe takes 52mm filters. Is there a way to use the filters from the rodenstock on the nikkor. Thanks in advance.
Hello, I have a 240mm sironar s lens that takes 86mm filters. I'm thinking of purchasing a 450mm nikkor m, that I believe takes 52mm filters. Is there a way to use the filters from the rodenstock on the nikkor. Thanks in advance.
Hello again, The filter size of the nikkor is 67mm, not 52mm, sorry for the error.
William,
Assuming that you already have 86mm. glass screw-in filters that you are using on your 240 Sironar-S, you should have no difficulty finding a 67mm. to 86mm. step up ring that will enable you to use those same filters on the Nikkor 450M.
I wish that I could be encouraging here but, alas, I cannot. If you're working in 8x10 I fear that vignetting issues will arise with a step-up ring on the 240. I am currently in the market for a B+H 67mm wide angle polarizer for this very reason.
Oops, I read the question backwards, didn't I? In which case, nevermind.
Heliopan makes very thin, black, brass step up rings. 67 to 86mm is a standard size for these rings.
Thanks for the input, the only 67-86 step up ring I've been able to find so far is a Contax 67-86 that B&H has on their website. The Heliopan sounds wonderful if I could find one. Also,Jim, I often get things backward, I think there's a name for it, I can't remember what it is. Someone told me when I hit 55 I'd loose two things, my memory and something else, I can't remember that either, Cheers.
william... this is a quite common situation. i use 67mm filters on all my lenses, regardless of their native filter size. as eugene and bob suggested, i simply use a step-up ring for each lens from it's size to 67mm. that and some 67mm snap on lens caps is all i need to have but one set of filters!
---Scott
www.srosenberg.com
Alas, William, I know all too well what the other thing is.
And if anyone, say Bob, can explain the differences between the various wide-angle filters it would be greatly appreciated. And I could go Heliopan. ;
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