I use my fingers
I use my fingers
Luis, me too. However, sometimes I run out of fingers between the filter, the lens shade, the cable release... I take heart in the fact that my ratio of good pix to all pix made is relatively low, so if I screw up a shot, it probably wasn't any good anyway. [bad attitude, needs adjustment]
Mis-wrote above. I used the word 'acetate' instead of polyester.
Take a strip of gaff tape, tear it in half the long way and roll it up sticky side out. Then attach that to the outside of the lens. It'll eventually ruin the filter, but gels are on the disposable side to begin with... And as long as the center of the filter remains clean, it doesn't matter what the outside looks like!
You just adapt to the rear filter thread. The nice thing about that is that the rear element is generally smaller than the front one, and these delicate filters are better protected from wind and dust. The downside I have already noted - it's not the best idea optically.
I dunno about gels being "disposable". They are fragile, and cost as much or even more than most high-quality glass filters. Resin (optical acrylic) filters are somewhat more robust to handling, but are electrostatic (attract dust) and still scratch easily. Polyester is inherently a poor substitute optically, though these are tougher and comparatively cheap. I gave up on all of em long ago. At this point in history they just don't make sense in the field, either functionally or from a cost standpoint. How many filters does one need anyway? I travel with only two or three filters for black and white film at a time, always coated glass.
Just use one of these on the back of the lens
http://www.leefilters.com/index.php/...-filter-holder
I have used cardboard slide mounts as gel holders.
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