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Thanks, that’s about the same as this one. I did stumble on another forum thread that mentioned this specific issue. It seemed that a lot of 3.5F don’t quite reach the 0.9m mark on the focus knob and it’s a bit of a non issue unless you really need that 0.9m. I’ll just live with the 6-7cm increased focus distance I think. It doesn’t bother me enough to return an otherwise great looking camera. Thanks for the manual link as well, the one I have is 2.8F/3.5F and didn’t have this information.

Could anyone tell me what the Minimum Focus Distance on a Rolleiflex 3.5F (Final version - 'whiteface') is? I've picked one up - the unmetered focus knob goes to 0.9m (3 feet) but only turns to just below 1 metre. Want to be sure that's not some unseen problem, since at some point in its life its had a bump on the (focus) side panel. It's surprisingly hard to find the MFD of any Rolleiflex, haven't been able to locate anything published at all... Thanks.

Thanks, I didn't know that aperture had a bearing on the transition. If this was a primary use maybe I'd reconsider the TLR as the tool, but it's just a once in a while thing for me. I'm happy to work within the constraints of not seeing the film's view. I never took a picture with a GND that I felt was that exciting to be honest, whatever the tool behind it, just a bit of fun.

I've been looking into this same issue (TLRs and GND filters) as very occasional use of a GND/square filter setup is the only reason I held onto an SLR (Hasselblad) A weekend away, a beautiful empty beach at sunrise kind of thing. But I'm not going to take a TLR and an SLR when I travel only for this situation, I'd much rather work around the limitations of the TLR. I've been investigating the Cokin A filter system - it looks like it would fit. I can use a generic Bay 2 (or 3) step up ring to 39mm (or 43mm), then the Cokin Adapter Ring/Filter holder. It looks like this wouldn't inhibit the viewing lens too badly. I say 'looks like' since I don't have one to try before I buy. Has anyone else used this approach? I think Cokin A filters are 67mm or thereabouts? With using Graduated filters in systems where you aren't looking through the lens, I've always found it OK to just place it by eye, it's easy to see where the horizon is in the frame and close enough is good enough for me. I have 100mm Lee filters currently but they are way too big for a Rolleiflex IMO and I wouldn't even attempt to use them. I've had a Lee 75RF system in the past but that too looked a little on the large side to me - the holder blocking the viewing lens too much. Plan C is just to use Blu-tack, or not bother at all. I've flipped and flopped on the advantages of the SLR for this sort of photography but it's too wasteful to keep one just for this single type of use and as I mentioned before I wouldn't take a Hasselblad and a Rolleiflex travelling. FWIW I too also thought that the soft edge transition on these filters is too soft to be useful and hard ones are better, especially with hard line transitions like seascapes.

<p>I'll give this question a bump as it's driving me to the edge with colour neg and slides here in Australia. <br> Vanbar (worst website in the world?) are again out of the 2.5 litre Tetenal kit - (I only really want a 1 litre kit but that's a separate story.) lofico haven't had any kits in a long time. Can't find any other options. <br> Is that it? :(</p>

<p>I would just google "Bay 70 to 77mm" and you'll find many options, the first return I get is:<br> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/995341-REG/fotodiox_h_ring_b7077_bay_70_to_77mm.html</p> <p>As for 50/2.8, no idea sorry.</p>

<p>Thanks Evan, I found a (chinese, ebay) B70>72mm adapter, so I'll go with 72mm filters. Having received the lens I can now see it would vignette below B70.<br> Every little helps as 72mm is the biggest size available for the Lee Seven5 Filter system I have and I'm definitely not buying into the Lee 100mm size system as well, it would cost more than the lens!<br> Unfortunately 72 or 77mm filters also quickly add up to a small fortune, I'll just grab a yellow and a CPL for now I think. Good point about the caps, had forgotten them. </p>

<p>I have a 110 f/2.0 FE Planar on the way.<br> My other Zeiss/Hasselblad lenses are Bay 60 and I've been merrily using Bay 60>67mm adapter and threaded 67mm filters.<br> Also a 67mm Lee 75 filter adapter and the smaller Lee 75RF filters (75 x 90mm)</p> <p>My question is (probably a quite common theme but my searches came up blank) - what my options are with the Bay 70 filter size for the 110mm lens?</p> <p>There is a Bay 70 to Bay 60 Hasselblad-made step-down adapter (Part No. 3040775) but that would still mean Bay 60>67mm adapter, then 67mm filters (or adapter ring), which I suspect is going to cause mechanical vignetting but I was hoping for any feedback from anyone who'd tried?</p> <p>There is, I think, a Bay 70 to 77mm adapter? That's not ideal, I'd love to avoid 77mm filters and the Lee 75 range only goes up to a 72mm adapter ring. </p> <p>My primary use case is going to be yellow/yellow-orange threaded filters for B+W, alongside some landscape with the Lee CPL/GND options.</p> <p>A Bay 70 to 67mm adapter would be ideal, assuming it won't cause vignetting, but I can't find such a thing.<br> Otherwise I guess I will just have to experiment with placing a 67mm filter a little way out from the front element to see if it looks like worth pursuing the B70>B60>67mm>67mm filter option. Or, more probably, just bite the bullet on B70 to 77mm adapter and a couple of 77mm filters.</p> <p>Thanks.<br> <br> <br> </p>