Re: more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-10 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Amita Guha wrote: I've been looking around online and some people talk about using step-up rings...could I perhaps use a normal-width filter with a step-up ring and avoid vignetting that way? Yes, this was discussed at about the same time (or even in the same thread) as

Re: more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-06 Thread Lon Williamson
The only way to know for sure is to test. Using DOF preview and stopping down can give you a quick check, but since no Pentax viewfinder to my knowledge shows 100% of the frame, that check isn't absolute. Try one oversized filter and a given step up on your widest lens. Shoot a test shot stopped

more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-05 Thread Amita Guha
Thanks, Kostas and Sylwester... My hood doesn't have a front thread, and I'm having a hard time finding a place to buy the Marumi filters. I've been looking around online and some people talk about using step-up rings...could I perhaps use a normal-width filter with a step-up ring and avoid

Re: more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-05 Thread Paul Eriksson
From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: more wide angle filter stuff Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:05:51 -0400 Thanks, Kostas and Sylwester... My hood doesn't have a front thread, and I'm having a hard time finding a place to buy the Marumi filters

Re: more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-05 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, William Robb wrote: From: Paul Eriksson Subject: Re: more wide angle filter stuff But that usually prohibits the use of the hood! /Paul Nope, the order of attachment is stepping ring, oversized filter, oversized hood. Generally with wide angles, this is a very good

Re: more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Eriksson Subject: Re: more wide angle filter stuff I've been looking around online and some people talk about using step-up rings...could I perhaps use a normal-width filter with a step-up ring and avoid vignetting that way? But that usually

RE: more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-05 Thread Amita Guha
I've been looking around online and some people talk about using step-up rings...could I perhaps use a normal-width filter with a step-up ring and avoid vignetting that way? Thanks, Amita But that usually prohibits the use of the hood! How?

Re: more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-05 Thread Ramesh Kumar
I searched for MARUMI in ebay and found couple of hits. MARUMI is not listed in famous US based online-shops but its available in eBay. Thanks Ramesh --- Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Kostas and Sylwester... My hood doesn't have a front thread, and I'm having a hard time