40mm red filter.

<p>Hello all.<br>

I am the proud new owner of a Bronica SQ-B. It came with a sweet 40mm lens. The lens does not have the built in flaps that act as a shade. The filter size in a whopping 95mm!! I shoot alot of landscapes in B/W and usually use a deep red filter. I can't seem to find a filter in deep red....Tiffen red 29 for ex...in that windshield size. Anyone have any ideas? Or have one that they'd be willing to part with? I found the regular red filter but not the deep red.<br>

Thanks ina advance for any help.<br>

Dave</p>

You can save a buck or two (well...) by switching to a resin filter set, like the ones sold by Lee or Cromatek. Great quality, will fit even the larger lenses, and cost much less than glass filters.<br>But it will require an initial investment (filter holder with hood, adapter rings, that sort of stuff.)

<p>Nikon made 96mm filters. I have a Nikon 96mm yellow that I use with my 300mm f/4 Pentacon lens. They did make a red one but I never bothered tracking one down.</p>

<p>Conkin makes a 96mm adapter for their filters</p>

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<p>They ain't cheap either, but http://www.camerafilters.com/pages/colored.aspx has Hoya "double coated" 95mm red filter which may be lower than some other vendors, they often are.</p>

<p>B+W has red 95mm filters:<br /> B+W 95 mm 091 Dark Red (029) Glass Filter = Mfr# 65072162<br />B+W 95 mm 091 Dark Red (029) Multi-Coated (MC) Glass Filter = Mfr# 66-099786<br /> Also<br /> Hoya 95mm Red #25A Glass Filter for Black & White Film = Mfr# B9525A, which is in stock.<br>

BTW, 95mm is only "whopping" until you see a 138mm filter. :-)</p>

<p>Henry Posner<br /><strong>B&H Photo-Video</strong></p>

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<p>I second the recommendation for Nikon/Nikkor 95 mm [not 96] filters, made for long obsolete zoom lenses and fairly inexpensive on the used market. I bought a few for my 50 mm Flektogon.</p>

<p>Opps! Robert is right! I meant 95mm not 96mm. Chalk it up to another carbon based error.</p>

<p>Thanks all!!<br>

I found the red Holy Grail at B&H. $128.00 is in the budget.<br>

Henry; There really is a 138mm? My Golf GTI's windshild is like 145mm!!<br>

Does the 138mm come with a window cleaning crew?<br>

Thanks for all the help.<br>

Dave</p>

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<p>Henry; There really is a 138mm? My Golf GTI's windshild is like 145mm!!<br /> Does the 138mm come with a window cleaning crew?</p>

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<p>I think you get 5 shares of Windex stock. :-)<br />BTW 138mm is approx 0.45 foot or 5.4". Maybe the size of a dessert plate?</p>

<p>Henry Posner<br /><strong>B&H Photo-Video</strong></p>

<p>This is a very old thread, and I hesitate to add to it so late, but it has been suggested by a few people that the Nikon 95mm filter will fit the Bronica S 40mm lens. While it is true that the threads will fit, I have also read that the Nikon 95mm filters should not be used with the Bronica SQ S 40mm as it actually touches and rubs against the front element of the lens. Not sure if this is true, but it was reported by someone who I believed also owned the same lens, as I do. <br>

This is for future reference of anyone who is buying or owns a Bronica 40mm lens for the SQ series of cameras.</p>