Filter questions

[charles_dennison]

I just made a trip to the local pawn shop and they had a stack of filters.

Several were 77mm and 72mm so I picked them up for my 77mm Tokina af 193. My

thought was for $50.00 it was a low risk. I just don't know what some of them

are so here is the question. Does anyone know the following filters. Tiffen

NDO.6, Tiffen NDO.3, Tiffen NDO.9, Tiffen star 4pt 2mm, and Tiffen North star.

These are all 77mm. There is a 77mm to 72mm step ring with the following 72mm

filters. Tiffen pro-mist 2, Tiffen soft/fx 4, Tiffen enhancing filter. There

is also a promaster 77mm UV and a Hoya 72mm skylight 1B. I checked all of the

filters and they are very clean and look new. Thank you for any help with these

filters and any problems with using them on my af 193.

[wisp]

I assume you have googled for these? I was redirected to this page when I accidently pasted into my address bar instead of the google pane:

http://www.tiffen.com/filters.htm

 

It covers pretty much everything you listed.

 

ND filters:

Tiffen NDO.6, Tiffen NDO.3, Tiffen NDO.9

 

'star' filter (renders points of light as, I imagine... 4 point stars):

Tiffen star 4pt 2mm

(prob similar, but guessing):

Tiffen North star.

 

Not really sure, but special-effects filters of some sort:

Tiffen pro-mist 2, Tiffen soft/fx 4, Tiffen enhancing filter.

 

Pretty self-explanatory:

promaster 77mm UV and a Hoya 72mm skylight 1B.

 

 

Nice score - sounds like a good deal to me - particularly the ND filters.

[charles_dennison]

Thanks Joshua, I have used allot of Coken but not screw mounts. I guess I will have to shop for a 72mm diameter lens. :)

[andrewg_ny]

Not sure if you were being facetious with the "shopping for a 77mm lens" remark, but you can get step-up rings so that you can use larger filters on smaller lenses, allowing you to (for example) use a 72mm filter on a 67mm lens filter mount.

 

-Andrew

[wisp]

I dunno,

 

honestly the more interesting of the filters are the 77mm ones anyway (IMHO). I would either hold onto the 72 for when you do get a lens that takes them or try them out with your Tokina stopped down a few stops - not sure what the massive vignetting does to matrix metering, but if the lens is stopped down enough, it should matter that you are using a 77-72 step down ring (I assume though, that the adapter ring you bought is a step-UP, not a step-down)

 

HTH

[charles_dennison]

Thanks for the help with these filters. You are correct the ring is a step up. I checked the step down ring as Andrew stated 72 to 49 it's $7.95 plus shipping. I do think I will check into another lens at some point, but my wife would kill me now if I don't slow down a bit. I think the step up could be fun to play with as well (I have to wonder if it would produce a Holga type effect). I didn't realize at the time of purchase just what these filters are worth $166.00 for the North Star alone that's more than the af 193 cost me.

They had a K1000 as well it appeared to be in nice shape but at $259.00 I thought it was to high.

[stemked]

A 72mm Enhancing filter ALONE is worth more than $50. Nice catch. I've had fun with mine. I recall one fall when the leaves just didn't put on a good show, rusty browns mostly. The Enhancing filter made the shots quite spectacular. I have to say though you need to be a little cautiosus with that filter as colors can become too exaggerated and unreal.