90mm with 77mm filter thread

[Bob Salomon]

> All in all 67mm is a rather small size to standardize on for large format work.

80mmXL 67
110mmXL 67
Sironar-n 210mm 67

Not a bad set.

You can't even standardize on 67mm with many of the better DSLR lenses much less with large format lenses when you make a lot of movements.

[Noah A]

> All in all 67mm is a rather small size to standardize on for large format work.

80mmXL 67
110mmXL 67
Sironar-n 210mm 67

Not a bad set.

True, it's an amazing set. But in my opinion the 80XL and 110XL need center filters, so you're up to 86mm anyway.

The Rodenstock 90/6.8 may or may not need a CF, but due to it's different design and longer focal length I suspect it's less likely to need one than the 80XL.

It's smart to standardize as much as possible if you use filters (I don't). But do keep in mind that your plans may get thrown off if you need a CF.

[Ed Richards]

> But in my opinion the 80XL and 110XL need center filters, so you're up to 86mm anyway.

You must be a color photographer. Us b&w folks debate over whether the 47mm needs a center filter.:-)

I am not a purist, I have some step up rings to 77mm because I use some exotic filters that I want to use on as many lenses as I can. I am currently testing various sizes of filters on the 80 to see how they affect vignetting to decide if I want to standardize on step up rings to 77mm. I still use Lee for odd balls, like the 72XL and 47 with the center filter. But it is nice to have a small lens carry around kit with just a couple of filters, and 67 is about as small as you can go if you like wide lenses and movements.

[IHS]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a lens that has a larger filter size but I can still use my Grad ND on, but I will have to buy a new Polarizer and such. Such is the way of photography.

[Noah A]

> But in my opinion the 80XL and 110XL need center filters, so you're up to 86mm anyway.

You must be a color photographer. Us b&w folks debate over whether the 47mm needs a center filter.:-)

Yep, I shoot color neg and often use a lot of front rise. The 80XL and to a lesser extent the 110XL had a pretty dramatic falloff. I could see liking the effect in B&W, or at least it would be easy to fix. But the falloff also came with a color shift that was annoying.

That's why I dumped my 80Xl and 110XL and replaced them with 75/4.5, 90/4.5 and 115/6.8 Grandagons. Of the three, I find only the 75 needs a CF.

I suspect the 90/6.8 Grandagon wouldn't need a CF for many uses/users so I still think it would be a good lens for the OP to check out.

[Larry Gebhardt]

I use the Caltar version of the Rodenstock Grandagon-N 90mm f/6.8, which has a 67mm filter ring.

[Lachlan 717]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a lens that has a larger filter size but I can still use my Grad ND on, but I will have to buy a new Polarizer and such. Such is the way of photography.

Keep an eye out for linear (rather than circular) polarisers. They're often quite a bit cheaper.