Push fit step up filter holder query

[hoddy]

Hi

Does anyone know if I can get a pushfit 32mm step up to a 62mm thread filter holder and if so where from - I'm in the UK.

I have a selection of filters for my Bronica 62mm and would love to use them on my 120 folder a Franka Solida which needs a 32mm push fit (I think!)

I've just tried some shots with a ND filter held in place with Blue Tack and a quick look at the film which is still hanging drying looks as though it may have worked but I'd rather have something a little less Heath Robinish

Thanks

 

[sevo]

I have strong doubts that such a beast ever existed - the biggest step-ups between push filters and something else that I own are 40.5mm to series VII, i.e. about 20%, while what you are asking for amounts to a 100% step-up. Push filters are not as secure as screw-on filters even in the best case, and the extra weight of a piece of glass double its diameter will make such a combination so risky that probably nobody ever dared to make or sell it.

You could of course stack a 32mm to whatever available thread adapter with a couple of thread-to-thread adapters until you reach 62mm, but that thing will probably fall off and shatter every other hour.

 

[oftheherd]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=32mm+filter&_sacat=0&_from=R40 will show you that you can at least get 32mm slip on filters. As long as you don't want 20 or 30, it wouldn't be too expensive. I also noticed in that listing, a mention of a Russian 32mm filter to series V. Might want to look at that as well.

I remember reading years ago of a young man starting out in photography with a lot of passion. He had an old TLR without the ability to add filters. He just held them up to the lens when he shot. The person reporting said it had worked pretty well. I have tried a a few times with folders and also got nice results. Don't be to afraid of that, and it is probably more trustworthy than blue tac.

Would love to see some of the photos you have doing that.

 

[farlymac]

32mm to Series V or VI would be the best solution. The filters aren't expensive, and sometimes you can find a set of them, so you don't have to go hunting around a lot. And don't forget a hood, too. They will screw in to the filter holder, just like a retainer ring, and you can find a shape to suit your needs.

PF

 

[Dwig]

Long ago and far away ...

... there were some series size to modern thread size adapters. If someone still offers them you would probably have to have a 32mm slip on>Series VI then a Series VI>Series VII then a Series VII to 52mm (the only such I remember encountering) and finally a 52mm>62mm.

Long ago I had a similar stack ending at 52mm so that I could reverse mount a cine lens on a Nikon BR-2 ring for macro work.

 

[oftheherd]

Long ago and far away ...

... there were some series size to modern thread size adapters. If someone still offers them you would probably have to have a 32mm slip on>Series VI then a Series VI>Series VII then a Series VII to 52mm (the only such I remember encountering) and finally a 52mm>62mm.

Long ago I had a similar stack ending at 52mm so that I could reverse mount a cine lens on a Nikon BR-2 ring for macro work.

And with such a stack you also have a lens hood.

 

[hoddy]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'd not heard of the Series filters before so will keep a look out for those.

 

[Ernst Dinkla]

And with such a stack you also have a lens hood.

And with some effort a sharp image of the filter at the front.

Ernst

 

[Spavinaw]

Best way I know to get from 32mm slip on to 62mm threaded: First a 32mm slip on Series 6 or 7. Then a 44mm (Series 6 thread size) or 54mm (Series 7 thread size) to a standard thread size--whatever you can find. Then from there to 62mm. For example I have a 44 to 52mm adapter and a 54 to 49mm adapter. They are somewhat scarce, so take what you can get.