[rollei_list] Re: filters for gx/fx rolleiflex

At 11:00 AM 1/26/06 +0000, chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Have yet to get filters for my FX. I gather they need to be bayIII types?
> Is this a standard or a rollei unique fitting? And can one continue to use
>the lens cap to protect both lenses/ filters whilst the filter is mounted?
> rgds to all

As others have noted, you can find Bayonet III filters from Rollei,
Heliopan, and B+W.  You can also find a lot of used gear out there.  Or you
can go the Series route -- Series filters are plain, metal-rimmed glass
filters which fit into a range of adapters for various lenses.  The Series
for Bayonet III is Series 6 (Serie VI in Euro-speak).  These are widely
available, though wise folks ignore the adapters commonly available from
Oriental sources due to their rapid failure rate.

However, Harrison & Harrison in California will sell you, for a mere
pittance, a Series 6 to Bayonet 3 adapter ring, a lens hood, and a bunch of
filters for a veritable pittance, and these are all really high-quality
items -- H&H is the filter supplier to Hollywood, so they do know what they
are doing.

I use Rolleiflex stuff on my 2.8GX but I use H&H gear on my 2.8F and do so
without a qualm or problem.  Good gear at a really GREAT price.

I also use H&H stuff for my Hasselblad lenses, though I probably ought not
mention this on this forum.

Marc

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