Rollei TLR Bay II - modern filters possible

[ned_otter]

Greetings,

 

Is it possible to adapt my 3.5F Bay II Rollei to use modern filters,

i.e. B+W, Heliopan, etc.?

 

I know that B+W and Heliopan make Bay II filters, but I'd rather not

wait 6 to 10 weeks and shell out the extra money.

 

I checked Fotocare and B+H today, and they both said that there is no

such thing as a step-up ring from Bay II to any modern format.

 

Thanks in advance for your help

 

Ned Otter

[doug grosjean]

Don't know for sure about the Bay II, but..

 

I have a Bay 1 on my Rolleicord V and Rolleiflex MX-EVS. Bought a Bay1-to-49mm adaptor, and then Cokin filter flange, and filter holder, and filters.

 

Bought the adapter through Pacific Rim Camera, IIRC. Don't know if they have Bay II, but they might.

[richard_laepple]

Heliopan makes a step-up ring from bay II to 35.5mm thread.

[doug grosjean]

D'oh! My bad on the adapter supplier.

 

Correct place is:

www.camera-depot.com

Thousand Oaks, CA

 

They do have a BayII-49mm adaptor. P/N B2-49. See www.camera-depot.com/TLR.htm

 

Doug

[douglas_green1]

You can buy Bay II to threaded adapters on the 'bay in either Bay II to 49mm, Bay II-52mm, or Bay II to 55mm sizes. Also Bay I and Bay III to threaded adapters are available as well in those sizes.

 

I personally own a Bay I to 49mm adapter for my TLR.

[SCL]

I have a BayIII to 55mm my 2.8E. I'm sure a check of Ebay over the course of a couple of days will unveil a couple of purveyors of BayII step up rings.

[ned_otter]

Many thanks to all who have responded. I ordered a Bay II to 52mm step up ring from ebay, as suggested.

 

One more question - can you attach a lens hood when using the step up ring with filter, and if so, any recommendations?

 

Thanks --

[richard_laepple]

Ned, I would have ordered a 49mm step-up ring because the size comes closer to bay II. A lens hood will probably cover the viewing lens a bit but if you get a rubber hood, you can press it down while you are looking through.

[douglas_green1]

FYI, since TLR Bayonet hoods are so costly due to scarcity and collectors, I made my own extremely cheap lens hood for my TLR this way:

 

I had a bunch of old filters that were scratched and which I never used and I simply removed the glass from 4 of the old crappy filters I had lying around, and screwed the filter rims together, giving me a nice lens hood for 49mm threads, which works nicely on those Bay-thread adapters. This can be done for whatever size threads that you wish to have. If a hood using 4 filter rims vignettes slightly on your lens, use 3 instead. Or, if you want to be able to use this WITH a filter, use 3 filter rims instead.

 

The nice thing about this type of hood, rather than a standard 49, 52, or 55mm rubber hood, is that it doesn't flare out wide and thus block the taking lens - an issue noted in a prior post.

[douglas_green1]

IMHO, the difference between a Bay II-49mm and a Bay II to 52mm thread is negligible. You should get whichever of those filter sizes you already have the most filters in for your other camera/lens combos.