Range-rover
Veteran
Heliopan makes 40mm filters, top quality made with Schott glass like Zeiss lenses. Not the cheapest, but by far not the most expensive either. In Europe they are available from MacoDirect or FotoImpex, both in Germany. They will ship anywhere, but I'm not familiar with shipping cost outside Europe. There might be other outlets too that I don't know about.
Thank you for the info but I'm to late sold out.
Beemermark
Veteran
Just looked again at eBay and now there are a number of them -
Kai-san
Filmwaster
Thank you for the info but I'm to late sold out.
As far as I can see they are not sold out. They are not in stock for the moment, but you can order them anyway. It will just take a few days to get them from the factory. I don't know what type of filter you're after, but I checked UV and Yellow filters.
Range-rover
Veteran
As far as I can see they are not sold out. They are not in stock for the moment, but you can order them anyway. It will just take a few days to get them from the factory. I don't know what type of filter you're after, but I checked UV and Yellow filters.
Thank you for checking.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Everyone says buy a step-up ring. I've never been able to find a 40-40.5 step-up. Am I looking in all the wrong places?
Post #2 has direct link to it.
dourbalistar
Buy more film
Post #2 has direct link to it.
Ko.Fe, the seller you linked does not ship to the US, unfortunately. However, eBay seller heavystar (a US-based seller) has one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-40mm-4...0-40-5mm-40-40-5-shipped-from-US/362994280686
Range-rover
Veteran
Ko.Fe, the seller you linked does not ship to the US, unfortunately. However, eBay seller heavystar (a US-based seller) has one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-40mm-4...0-40-5mm-40-40-5-shipped-from-US/362994280686
That's the one I purchased.
zenza
Well-known
Having said this I was recently looking for a 40-43mm stepping ring which used to be readily available on eBay but have not found any more recently (I often use 43mm diameter accessories like filters and hoods then swap them between 39mm, 40mm, 40.5mm and 41mm lenses as needed by using stepping rings. This failure to find a 40mm to 43mm ring may be temporary however and I also have not checked the current status of 40-40.5mm rings.
I've been looking for a 40-43 stepup ring forever. Currently own 39mm and 43mm filters and really would prefer to not also need 40.5mm filters...
Would love to slap my 43mm 812 and Yellow 15 filters on my Canon 50/1.5.
peterm1
Veteran
I've been looking for a 40-43 stepup ring forever. Currently own 39mm and 43mm filters and really would prefer to not also need 40.5mm filters...
Would love to slap my 43mm 812 and Yellow 15 filters on my Canon 50/1.5.
A couple of years ago I bought I think two of them at a dollar or two each with free postage from China and recently decided it would be nice to have another so I could just leave a stepping ring on each lens.
But no luck! I too have been looking on and off for perhaps 3 months but without success. I trust that sooner or later one will turn up on eBay from China when someone realizes there is a market for these for this purpose.
On a couple of occasions I did see one advertised located in USA but it had a crazy price - I think it was about US $30 plus P and H. Obviously that was not an option. I also saw 40-39mm step down ring for mounting 39mm diameter filters. Which may work for some lenses without vignetting. It could also be advantageous for anyone already using Leica glass.
ACullen
Well-known
I found that a 40-40.5mm step up ring caused vignetting on my 35/2. In fairness I've not fully tested it to see if it only occurs wide open. I managed to then pick up a couple of nice Canon 40mm filters which are very nice and slim.
jcb4718
Well-known
Another arrangement that works is a 42mm push on filter. They are not common but they can be found on ebay. The one fitted to my Canon is a warming filter (B+W KR1.5) and it accepts the old Voigtlander 42mm push on hood. The hood does not vignette. Also, because it is 'square' it does not intrude into the view of the external viewfinder.
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