jbs054 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Sorry for the minor topic, but I've found the one on eBay selling them for ~$30. Trying to get a 52mm filter on to an EL-Nikkor without the steep cost. Does anyone know of a domestic source? Or is it rare enough I'll just have to bite the bullet?Jonathan Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 A 34.5 - 52mm step ring will be hard to find and unfortunately is probably not available in an inexpensive version.Here are two places which sell them.Rafcamera.com. A UVP member says they are ok. Their price for the 34.5mm step ring is about $25.00 before shipping cost.Customphototools.com in Portugal. I've bought from this guy many times. He is asking 20 Euros for a 34.5mm before shipping cost. The rings are nicely made, but take a while to arrive.I checked Fotodioxpro.com, 2filter.com and B&H, but could not find any 34.5mm steppers. Anybody else have some info about finding 34.5mm step rings? Link to comment
Cadmium Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 You could ask eBay seller rafcamera, he use to sell this, I have two of these:http://www.ebay.com/...=item3a82758aa3http://www.ebay.com/usr/rafcameraNot much difference in price from what you have found, so I would grab one, they are a special made item, and they are not always available. Here is his current one:http://www.ebay.com/itm/252398553132Hmm, but that is only to convert to 46mm, so ask him. Link to comment
Adrian Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 You could try SRB Photographic in the UK (www.srb-photographic.co.uk). Although they don't list a 34.5mm ring (they have 34) they do say they can make virtually any size. I know someone who had a specific one made and it wasn't too expensive. The postage might rule it out though!Adrian Link to comment
enricosavazzi Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Back in the days when I started out in UV photography, I simply epoxied 34-52 mm step up rings into the filter mounts of a few El Nikkors. It is a permanent modification of the lens, and as such may be frowned upon by purists, but works fine and is cheaper than a custom ring. I still have these modified El Nikkors, and the epoxied ring still sits rock-solid after about a decade. I subsequently got a few 34.5-52 rings from eBay, but I don't remember where from. Link to comment
nfoto Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 RafCamera supplied me with the required step-up rings. Not very cheap, but quite well made, and arrived quickly. Link to comment
JCDowdy Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I have several RafCamera adapters. Rafael Pankratau (RAFCAMERA.com) Link to comment
jbs054 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Looks like Rafcamera is the place! Thank you everyone! Link to comment
Cadmium Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Here it is:http://www.ebay.com/itm/191615216117 Link to comment
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