Some ill chosen words on my part. When I said B+W, I was referring to their apparent usage with black + white photography. not the brand name B+W. The filter I tried was in fact a Tiffen - and it was indeed too thick to fit into the openning slot once screwed into the holder. I've never tried just dropping an unmounted filter into the slot, I believe it would need to be firmly located and not floating around in there.
Kenneth Waller -----Original Message----- From: Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Dec 7, 2004 2:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: another filter question: FA* 300mm F2.8 >Andre, > >> If you need the UV only, I wouldn't mind breaking a set. > >Is it Pentax? If so, then I would be interested, but in an earlier email >you mentioned that this was a "normal 43mm SMC (filter) kit"; that is, not >designed as a drop-in filter, but rather a front element screw-on. The >problem with this is that normal filters don't tend to fit into the >drop-in housing. As Kenneth pointed out earlier today: > >"I just tried a "normal" Tiffen 43mm 1A and it is too thick!" > >... but let me know if I'm mistaken. > > - Jerome These 43mm Pentax SMC filters can be screwed but I think they also can be just inserted in the lens compartment. Tiffen filters are kind of thick, the Pentax ones may have about 1 or 2 mm less. Kenneth, are the B&W filters useless because they are too thick? If so, the Pentax is certainly thinner than a B&W but not by a large margin. My guess is that they fit, especially because this 43mm kit was only made for 3 lenses, the FA 300/2.8, the FA 600 and the FA 250-??? zoom. I could check tonight how thick they are. Andre ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
