What cameras use Series Filters?

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I have Series IV filters that I used to use with my Revere Stereo 33 camera, and Series V filters that work on my Wollensak Stereo 10 camera.

What other cameras use these filters?
 
divewizard said:
I have Series IV filters that I used to use with my Revere Stereo 33 camera, and Series V filters that work on my Wollensak Stereo 10 camera.

What other cameras use these filters?
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I have a bunch of Series V filters and a Bay 1 filter adapter that allows me to use them on on my Autocord.

I also have Series VI filters and adapters that allow me to use the Series VI filters on my 2x3 RB Graflex, Rolleiflex 2.8E, several lenses for my 4x5 Graphic View, and last but not least, the Summitar on my IIIF. I like using the Series VI hood on my IIIf because it appears to do a decent job of shading the lens without intruding too far into the viewfinder.

You can use Series filters on any camera or lens that you can get an an adapter for.

Pretty cool eh?
 
The Kodak Medallist II is designed to use series VI filters. After purchasing one and discovering the joys of the series filter concept, I have since scrounged up a set of push-on adapters and step-up rings (e.g., series-V to series-VI) so that I can use the same set of filters with all my vintage cameras.

Getting back to the original question, it would be interesting to learn what cameras were actually designed to use series filters. By that, I mean ones that came threaded for for a particular series filter size as opposed to requiring a push-on adapter. My guess is that there were relatively few. It doesn't really matter much though. As Zathros suggested, there are push-on adapters in almost any size, so quite a few old cameras can be adapted for series filter use. :)

Jeff
 
I use series vi, vii, and viii filters (kodak wrattens or original Canons, they are interchangeable and identical) in my Canon RF original lenshoods.
 
The ViewMaster 3D camera is Series V, the Kodak 3D camera can't use filters (though I assume you could use slip on adapters for Series filters. You can get adapters for Series V filters for the Stereo Realist.

I have a bunch of Series VI stuff for my 4x5 Super Graflex.
 
The later Argus Cintar 50mm was designed to take Series V, as well as the Kodak Signet 35 and 40. Many cameras though just used either metric sized push-on filters, or Series adapters. Of course, if you have a camera with an oddball metric size, and can't find filters for it or they are cost prohibitive, then get a step-ring adapter to a Series size.

PF
 
The following cameras were designed to use series filters without the need for adapters:
Super Speed Graphic with 1/1000 shutter-Ser 6
Kodak Signet 80 all three lenses-Ser 5
Kodak Signet 50-Ser 5 Kodak Signet 40-Ser 5
Kodak Signet 30-Ser 5 Kodak Pony IV-Ser 5
Kodak Automatic 35 all models-Ser 5
Kodak Motormatic 35 all models-Ser 5
Sears Tower Reflex by Aires, Lever Wind-Ser 5 Contrary to the above posts, my Kodak Stereo camera was made to use Ser 5 filters and my Kodak Signet 35 was not. It has 26.5mm screw threads.
How do I know all this? I own all these cameras. Although photography was already my hobby when all these cameras were new, I bought them all used.
By the way, somewhere I have a Kodak notice that in the future Arabic rather than Roman numerals would be used to identify filter series.
 
Spavinaw said:
The following cameras were designed to use series filters without the need for adapters:
Super Speed Graphic with 1/1000 shutter-Ser 6
Kodak Signet 80 all three lenses-Ser 5
Kodak Signet 50-Ser 5 Kodak Signet 40-Ser 5
Kodak Signet 30-Ser 5 Kodak Pony IV-Ser 5
Kodak Automatic 35 all models-Ser 5
Kodak Motormatic 35 all models-Ser 5
Sears Tower Reflex by Aires, Lever Wind-Ser 5 Contrary to the above posts, my Kodak Stereo camera was made to use Ser 5 filters and my Kodak Signet 35 was not. It has 26.5mm screw threads.
How do I know all this? I own all these cameras. Although photography was already my hobby when all these cameras were new, I bought them all used.
By the way, somewhere I have a Kodak notice that in the future Arabic rather than Roman numerals would be used to identify filter series.
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Interesting... How does one attach Series filters to the lenses of the cameras mentioned above?

Thanks....
 
The cameras built to take series filters have a screw on retaining ring on the front of the lens exactly like the retaining rings on the series adapter rings. You unscrew the retaining ring on the lens, drop the filter into the recess in the front of the lens, and then screw on the retaining ring just like you would do with an adapter.
 
Spavinaw said:
The cameras built to take series filters have a screw on retaining ring on the front of the lens exactly like the retaining rings on the series adapter rings. You unscrew the retaining ring on the lens, drop the filter into the recess in the front of the lens, and then screw on the retaining ring just like you would do with an adapter.
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Thanks!!!!
 
Serenar series VII

Serenar series VII

My 85/1.9 brass/chrome Serenar (#59625) arrived recently with the following branded accessories:
a "Series VII 48mm" adapter;
a "Series VII Serenar f: 1.9 85mm" hood.

Sweet! Its brother/sister lenses ought to have had similar Series options. Presumably the Canon Museum or the Dechert book can clarify that.

As for me, I'm going to the local 3-generation-old camera shop to dig dig through their cardboard box of Series adapters and filters. We have a serious (and rare) snow day in Eugene, and the university is closed.
 
Yes, as in rhi-oregon's case, most all Canon lens hoods consist of two parts: a clamp on adapter ring and the hood itself. The hood and ring both have a series thread, and a filter can be mounted between the two parts. I do have one hood that is an exception to this. It is a wide angle hood marked W-50, and it will not mount a filter.
 
I have found through experimentation that Kodak Wratten filters are identical to the original Canon filters (in terms of outer dimensions) whilst other series filter brands, will "chatter" around in the Canon lenshood, which I find very annoying.

I stick to the original Kodak Wrattens and original RF Canon series filters. No chattering.
 
The 35mm and 100mm Sandmar lenses for the Argus C3 take Series V filters without an adapter. I also have a push-on Bolsey filter set/hood that is Series V.
 
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