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04/28/2006 10:54:57 AM · #1 |
This is a pretty basic question.
I have a 52 size filter to use on a 58 size lens. Step down ring is my solution right? Is there any drawbacks to step down rings? Pretty much tell me what you know of step down rings.
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04/28/2006 11:08:19 AM · #2 |
| I did not realize they even made such a thing. With a 52mm filter on a 58mm lens, the obvious blocking of light would be a concern. |
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04/28/2006 11:12:25 AM · #3 |
| I thought those worked only the other way around - like using a 58 filter on a 52 lens? |
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04/28/2006 11:21:25 AM · #4 |
| nope, they make step up and step down rings. |
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04/28/2006 11:22:53 AM · #5 |
There are step-down rings, but they are not a good idea, for obvious reasons.
FWIW, I buy all my filters in a large 77mm size and use step-up rings to adapt them to all my lenses. No fear of vignetting that way, even with several filters on the lens.
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04/28/2006 11:23:45 AM · #6 |
| It'll work a lot of the time on a dSLR with a full frame lens. I use a 77-58mm step down ring on my Tamron 19-35 with no vignetting at all. |
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