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Help: Lens size Filter size
Just bought a Canon AE-1 Program, the SLR I really _wanted_ to own back
when I was an 8th grader infatuated with photography in 1982. (Back then I had to settle for a Canonet 28, but that's another story.) I'm looking to get a UV filter for the lens, and am a little puzzled about what size filter(s) to get. The lens is a Canon 50mm. But a couple filters that came with the set-up are 52mm -- and they fit fine. I've noticed that I can't seem to buy 50mm filters. Is 52mm the correct/preferred size for a 50mm lens? To complicate matters, the set-up also came with a Canon 28mm and a Vivitar 75-205mm zoom. (Though the Vivitar also has "55mm" printed on it.) What's the best scheme for buying filters/adapter rings? Should I stick to one filter size, and buy adapters for the other two lenses? What filter size should I get? Also: What filter size does the Vivitar take? 55mm? Thanks in advance for any help. -- CRAIG BAILEY Winooski, Vt. USA www.floydianslip.com |
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Lens size Filter size
Lens focal length (55mm, 28mm, etc.) and filter size are 2 totally separate
measurements. Focal length is just that, the focal length of the lens. The focal length of a lens is defined as the distance in mm from the optical center of the lens to the focal point, which is located on the sensor or film if the subject (at infinity) is "in focus". Filters, on the other hand are measured according to the diameter of the front element of the lens. Wider lenses equal wider filters. This is, of course, assuming you are using screw-in filters. Larger lenses (300, 400, 500, 600 mm and larger) use drop-in filters toward the back of the lens body There are also other systems (Cokin, for example) which use a mount on the front of the lens into which different square filters (and/or vignettes) are dropped. Hope this info helps!! |
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Help: Lens size Filter size
Craig Bailey wrote:
Just bought a Canon AE-1 Program, the SLR I really _wanted_ to own back when I was an 8th grader infatuated with photography in 1982. (Back then I had to settle for a Canonet 28, but that's another story.) I'm looking to get a UV filter for the lens, and am a little puzzled about what size filter(s) to get. The lens is a Canon 50mm. But a couple filters that came with the set-up are 52mm -- and they fit fine. I've noticed that I can't seem to buy 50mm filters. Is 52mm the correct/preferred size for a 50mm lens? You're confusing two different dimensions. The "50mm lens" refers to the focal length. 52mm is the diameter of the front thread. I've seen 50mm lenses with 49mm front threads, 52mm front thread, and 55mm front thread. You get the filter size that fits the front thread. To complicate matters, the set-up also came with a Canon 28mm and a Vivitar 75-205mm zoom. (Though the Vivitar also has "55mm" printed on it.) What's the best scheme for buying filters/adapter rings? Should I stick to one filter size, and buy adapters for the other two lenses? What filter size should I get? Also: What filter size does the Vivitar take? 55mm? Thanks in advance for any help. If it says 55mm on the front bezel, it takes a 55mm filter. |
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Craig Bailey wrote:
What's the best scheme for buying filters/adapter rings? Should I stick to one filter size, and buy adapters for the other two lenses? That's the cheapest way...buy filters large enough to fit your largest diameter lens and step up rings for the smaller diameter lenses to fit the larger filters. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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Joe Friday wrote:
Lens focal length (55mm, 28mm, etc.) and filter size are 2 totally separate measurements. Focal length is just that, the focal length of the lens. The focal length of a lens is defined as the distance in mm from the optical center of the lens to the focal point, which is located on the sensor or film if the subject (at infinity) is "in focus". Filters, on the other hand are measured according to the diameter of the front element of the lens. Wider lenses equal wider filters. Nitpicking here but they're measured according to the filter mounting ring--while large diameter front elements will necessarily have large diameter mounting rings the converse is not necessarily true. This is, of course, assuming you are using screw-in filters. Larger lenses (300, 400, 500, 600 mm and larger) use drop-in filters toward the back of the lens body There are also other systems (Cokin, for example) which use a mount on the front of the lens into which different square filters (and/or vignettes) are dropped. Hope this info helps!! -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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Help: Lens size Filter size
Craig Bailey wrote: Is 52mm the correct/preferred size for a 50mm lens? It should say the thread size on the inside of the lens where the threads are or on the outside To complicate matters, the set-up also came with a Canon 28mm and a Vivitar 75-205mm zoom. (Though the Vivitar also has "55mm" printed on it.) What's the best scheme for buying filters/adapter rings? Should I stick to one filter size, and buy adapters for the other two lenses? What filter size should I get? If $ is an issue buy the filter for the largest lens then get to adapter rings - best to have dedicated filters though. |
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