Rolleiflex bay 2 filters

[jpa66]

Those of you with 'flexes - can you buy off-brand filters for the 3.5 Xenotar lens ( bay 2 )? If so, what are some decent ones.

I'd like to get a yellow and red ( for IR photography ), but the original ones are not so easy to find separately.

 

[FrankS]

Bayonet 2 is the most difficult (and expensive) size to find because fewer cameras of this type were made. Green, yellow-green, and orange are useful filters.

 

[BSchall]

You can also find Bay II to Series VI adapters. That way you can use cheap Series VI filters and hoods. I might still have the Bay II and a Bay I to Series V.

 

[jpa66]

You can also find Bay II to Series VI adapters. That way you can use cheap Series VI filters and hoods. I might still have the Bay II and a Bay I to Series V.

I assume that you can't use the lens hood with that, though. It's a thought, as I guess you wouldn't have as much need for the hood with some filters.

 

[Mablo]

You can find cheap Bay-2 to 52mm adapters too if you don't plan to use filters frequently (and have a heap of 52mm filters in a closet). No lens hood with the adapter naturally.

I'm lazy and just keep the 52mm filter in front of the taking lens with my left hand fingers.

 

[Steve M.]

I just went through this w/ my Rolleiflex E3. The Bay II prices are surreal. I saw some Bay II non OEM filters on fleabay recently for $20 I think, but they're not coated if that makes any difference. The most inexpensive alternative that I found was to get a Bay II to 49mm adapter. You can use the inexpensive 49mm filters, and if you get a hood that isn't much bigger than the filter it doesn't obstruct the taking lens. After all that, I finally bit the bullet and bought a 'flex K2 filter and a non OEM hood from Amazon.com of all places. Let me know if you are interested in the Bay II to 49mm adapter.

 

[marduk]

My Rollei 3.5E Planar came with the orange filter and that is all I have. I was tempted to get a Bay II to 39mm filter adapter that some sellers are offering to use my Leica filters but I don't fancy taking off the hood.

 

[kzphoto]

Call camera shops. Most have some they're willing to get rid of because they don't sell too often. Better yet, try to find a filter set -- you'll often see them in leather cases, sometimes with the rolleinar attachments.

 

[jpa66]

Yeah, I'm not too keen about taking the hood off, either.

Steve, thanks for the offer, but I'm going to try another route for now. I may just hold the thing in front of the lens, like Mablo.

 

[AgentX]

B&W filters in Bay II (and other Rollei sizes), brand new for $34 at B&H.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ci=113&N=4288586952+4294955286

 

[JPD]

B&W filters in Bay II (and other Rollei sizes), brand new for $34 at B&H.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ci=113&N=4288586952+4294955286

...and B+W filters are the best! 😎

For Infrared the original Rollei Infrarot filter is more than just a filter. It's also a weak lens that automatically compensates for the focus difference for IR. Too bad that they are difficult to find in Bayonet II.

 

[Vics]

I bought yellow and red BayII from B&H. They are B+W. Don't remember what I paid. That was ten years or more ago.

 

[barnwulf]

I just bought a used Bay 2 - 52mm filter adapter from B&H photo. Makes the filter problem go away. - Jim

 

[Parsley]

I saw on Friday a bay II infrared filter in Casanova Foto in Barcelona (the Ronda Universitat branch). It was in a box of 100s of bay II filters, some with cases, some without.

I can't find any mention on their website, but that's not so surprising - I'm sure that they don't know half of their stock.

If you are interested, it may be worth giving them a call:

Casanova Fotografía
Ronda Universitat, 35
08007 Barcelona
tel:93.302.73.63

I guess it would cost 20-30 euros plus postage. You can email them from their website, click contactános in the top right.

http://www.casanovafoto.com