I just put up a web page with the response curves for Pentax filters.
http://www.robertstech.com/filters.htm
I'll add more stuff to it later.
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Hi All,
My dog and myself have been trawling the Net today trying to track
down the wratten numbers for Pentax's 'Morning & Evening' and 'Cloudy'
filters.
It turns out that the 'Cloudy' is in fact an 81A light balancing (as opposed
to light conversion) filter which decreases the colour t
Uh, I think maybe a puppy treat is in order. :-(
> -Original Message-
> From: Pat Curran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 4:19 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Pentax Filters
>
>
> Hi All,
> My dog and myself have
On 28/8/04, Pat Curran, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Strange that I found no reference to any of the other filters listed in the
>two "helpful" replies to my initial post on this subject - my dog told that
>these were cruel jokes played on me by some bad apples on PDML, but I stood
>up for you guy
Cotty wrote:
On 28/8/04, Pat Curran, discombobulated, unleashed:
Strange that I found no reference to any of the other filters listed in the
two "helpful" replies to my initial post on this subject - my dog told that
these were cruel jokes played on me by some bad apples on PDML, but I stood
up
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From: "Pat Curran"
Subject: Pentax Filters
> Strange that I found no reference to any of the other filters
listed in the
> two "helpful" replies to my initial post on this subject - my dog
told that
> these were cruel jokes played on
Please let that be a bad joke! Feed the dog or else!!!
> Strange that I found no reference to any of the other filters
> listed in the
> two "helpful" replies to my initial post on this subject - my dog
> told that
> these were cruel jokes played on me by some bad apples on PDML,
> but I stood
Yes, there are SMC Pentax filters. They are not available in
all sizes - 49mm, 52mm, 58mm, 67mm, and 77mm only, if I
recall, IAC, just sizes for Pentax lenses. They are
available in UV, Sky, and a few B&W contrast colors, plus pol.
I just purchased a few skys, and I am very, very h
Wearily, Takehiko Ueda opined on 02/25/2001 08:59:
>Skylight: 49, 52, 58, 67, 77mm
>UV (UltraViolet)(L39): 49, 52, 58, 67, 77mm
>Y2 (Yellow)(Y48): 49, 52, 58, 67, 77mm
>O2 (Orange)(O56): 49, 52, 58, 67, 77mm
>R2 (Red)(R60): 49, 52, 58, 67, 77mm
>PL (PoLarizing)(not described as SMC): 49, 52, 58,
Takehiko Ueda wrote:
> I'm not sure about the availability abroad, either.
Thus far I can get whatever filters I want from a shop in
Canada. If anyone is interested, just post a note and Ill
provide the details. Thanks goes to Bucky for providing the
contact.
--
Shel Belinkoff
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I really don't know if getting a SMC filter will help a whole lot, as SMC
lenses have the coating on all glass-air surfaces, not just the front
element. It will help if he is currently using cheap filters, that are
either single coated or uncoated. But I don't think throwing a SMC filter
on an
Hi Artur,
Tell your friend that he what he is looking for is called a lens, not a
filter (specifically, a Pentax lens, if he asks).
Considering how pricey some filters are, and how cheap some camera and lens
combos are on eBay, what has he got to lose? (except of course, a bunch of
gear currentl
.
Conrad F. Samuels
Kirstenhof SA
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From: "Artur Ledóchowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax - Lista Dyskusyjna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 5:23 PM
Subject: Pentax filters
> Hi all,
> My friend asked me rece
Joseph wrote:
> PF "(Flourescent)": 77, 112, 145, 150mm
>
> A brownish to magentaish filter to correct for flourescent lighting's
> ugly green cast.
>
> But why in only the larger sizes?
Nope. They are protective filters for the super telephoto lenses. Its a 150mm PF
filter in the front of
Pål wrote:
BTW Can anyone tell me what an L39 filter is supposed to do? It comes with the 600/4
and is slightly yellow.
++
L39 is a Nikon designation for a UV-filter.
Lasse
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Using a Pentax SMC filter is not going to improve the
performance of those Minolta lenses.
Len
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>
> Hi all,
> My friend asked me recently a question, that made me
> wonder a bit...
> He is a Minolta user, but having Minolta as well as
> Tamron lenses, he often
> complains of the quality of hi
"Lasse Karlsson" wrote:
> Pål wrote:
> BTW Can anyone tell me what an L39 filter is supposed to do? It
comes with the 600/4 and is slightly yellow.
> ++
>
> L39 is a Nikon designation for a UV-filter.
It's not just Nikon. All Pentax UV filters are designated L39. The
original designation wa
Hi all,
Many thanks to you for your replies, guys:)
This issue is equally important for my friend and for me. I suppose the best
solution for him would be to change the system to Pentax, but it's a hard
decision (both psychologically and financially:)) to be made... So getting
an adapter is also a
hood, and the SMC line. Not every Pentax filter you
get will be SMC. And yes, the size range is limited to that listed below.
John
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From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 12:11 PM
S
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Paris
> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 1:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Pentax filters
>
>
> Using a Pentax SMC filter is not going to improve the
>
Pål Jensen escribió:
>
> BTW Can anyone tell me what an L39 filter is supposed to do? It comes with the 600/4
>and is slightly yellow.
>
It is a UV filter.
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SETH escribió:
> >
> > L39 is a Nikon designation for a UV-filter.
>
> It's not just Nikon. All Pentax UV filters are designated L39. The
> original designation was probably assigned by Kodak or some other
> early photo company.
>
The reason for that name is that such kind of filters avoid
The three best UV filters I know are:
Canon Prt (not the UV)
UV of B+W
Nikon ones !
I do not know Pentax makes some UV !!!
But the 3 I mensioned, have a very good advantage :
Neutral color !!!
Hoya is blue in the cheaper version and yellow in the HTMC version
Artur:
Almost everybody seems to be agreeing with you that there is something
wrong with your friend's Minolta lens. But you have not provided enough
information to be able to draw that conclusion with certainty. You have
to recognize that there is a strong bias in this group -- for some
members,
Hi!
I am hunting down some Pentax filters... Eekbay offers some Pentax brand
filters, but they don't have SMC mentioned in their designation? Is it
typical Pentax shyness or is it really the case?
Thanks.
Boris
I finally made it down to Don's today. Payment is on it's way.
Thanks for the toys.
b
Is it just me or are regular Pentax filters getting
hard to come by? Unless I am missing something,
neither B+H nor Adorama nor even the
Pentaximaging.com purchase section has the standard
49mm UV filters. Adorama does not even list Pentax as
one of the manufacturers of filters when you
Hello Boris,
If the filter doesn't have SMC etched into the ring it is probably an
earlier, non-SMC filter. If you want the best of the Pentax filters, be
sure that you can see the designation on the filter ring. Also, some
filters are shown with a box. The SMC filter boxes hav
Checking in from Berlin. German keyboard, in case of typos below.
Careful, Boris. I have seen three types of Pentax filters for 35 mm:
1. Recent ones, mainly SMC, except I believe the polarizers may not be. High
quality.
2. Older ones, well-made but not SMC. I have many of these. They are high
the circular polarizers are not.
Herb
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From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 2:05 AM
Subject: Are all Pentax filters SMC?
I am hunting down some Pentax filters... Eekbay offers some Pentax brand
filters
Doing some house-cleaning. PayPal preferred, but will accept cash in
mail (disguise it well; buyer assumes all risks) or personal cheques
from old-time list members. Buyer pays shipping (should only be a
couple of bucks for most items); please email for exact cost.
58mm Pentax L39 (UV) SMC filte
Nearly all modern Pentax filters are SMC, and marked accordingly, although I found an
old non-SMC 49mm Pentax "flood" filter (looks like an 80A, maybe for floodlights at
sports events?) at a yard sale.
However, I read somewhere that polarizing filters are usually not multi-coa
>I'd like to buy a circular polarizing filter, and had
>a few questions:
>
>1. B&H sells the Pentax Circular Polarizer, but
>doesn't specify that it is multi-coated. Does Pentax
>sell non-SMC filters?
I don't think the Pentax polarizers are multicoated, at least the Japanese
web site doesn't say
it is multi-coated. Does Pentax
>>sell non-SMC filters?
APV> I have a 49mm Pentax Circular Polarized which is
APV> not SMC coated. So yes, Pentax makes (or made) them
APV> with and without SMC.
Also the older Pentax filters are not SMC - when it's SMC, it says so.
I thi
Did the ghostless filters come in any sizes except for 49mm? all the ones
i've seen are 49mm.
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From: "Frantisek Vlcek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Antti-Pekka Virjonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:16 AM
Su
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From: Paul Jones
Subject: Re: Are all Pentax Filters SMC?
> Did the ghostless filters come in any sizes except for 49mm?
all the ones
> i've seen are 49mm.
I recall asking this a while back. I am pretty sure the answer
was only 49mm.
William Robb
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This
Alan wrote:
>I don't think the Pentax polarizers are multicoated, at least the Japanese
>web site doesn't say so.
Mine isn't. I was quite disappointed considering it's high price.
Pål
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Is it good to get polarizers multicoated???
The usual reason polarizers are not multicoated is that there is so much
reflection at the internal laminated surfaces, where the polarizer sheet
is, that multicoating gives no improvement over monocoating! Additionally,
multicoating may change the d
>Mine isn't. I was quite disappointed considering it's high price.
For some reason, no PL filters were coated until recently.
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>Is it good to get polarizers multicoated???
I do not know if multicoated was necessary for PL filters. However, there
was a time I experienced flare problem (FA*24/2 & B+W CIR-PL), and it shows
on the picture. I think the Sun was hitting the front element.
regards,
Alan Chan
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>The usual reason polarizers are not multicoated is that there is so much
reflection at the internal laminated surfaces, where the polarizer sheet
is, that multicoating gives no improvement over monocoating! Additionally,
multicoating may chang
Chaso DeChaso wrote on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 at 05:04:02 -0800:
(snip)
Can someone recommend any good sources for Pentax
filters? And does anyone know whether Pentax is
getting out of filters altogether?
I have had similar difficulty in finding Pentax
as well.
Shel
" ... "
> [Original Message]
> From: Chaso DeChaso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Date: 12/29/2005 5:04:38 AM
> Subject: Pentax filters getting harder to find?
>
> Is it just me or are regular Pentax filters getting
> hard to come by? Unless
Unless I am missing something, neither B+H nor Adorama nor even the
Pentaximaging.com purchase section has the standard 49mm UV filters.
--
A quick glance at B&H's site suggests that the only one missing is the
one you are interested in -- 49 mm UV in black. Suggest you email B&H
and
enneth Waller
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From: "Jim King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Pentax filters getting harder to find?
Chaso DeChaso wrote on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 at 05:04:02 -0800:
(snip)
Can someone recommend any good sources for Pentax
filters? And does
Joseph Tainter wrote:
>
>>Unless I am missing something, neither B+H nor
Adorama nor >>even the Pentaximaging.com purchase
section has the standard >>49mm UV filters.
>
--
>A quick glance at B&H's site suggests that the only
one missing >is the one you are interested in -- 49 mm
UV in bl
Can anyone recommend a good place to buy Pentax
filters on the internet? I seem to be striking out on
the sites of the large NYC stores.
Thanks,
C DeC
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> Re: Pentax filters getting harder to find?
> Jim King
> Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:16:13 -0800
>
> Chaso DeChaso wrote on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 at 05:04:02
> -0800:
>
> (snip)
>
> Can someone recommend any good sources for Pentax
> filters? And does anyone know whether P
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