RenaudVL
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Hello every one,
I sold my Oly 9-18mm and got a used Pana 7-14mm.
I did know that this lens was not filter friendly but went for it any way.
At the same time I decided to go from Pana 12-35mm to Oly 12-40mm.
Got a few 62mm filters for the Oly and while fiddling around with the filters and my lens, I realized the the 62mm fit inside the Pana lens hood.
I noticed that if I insert the filter in the hood and bring it as close as possible of the rounded part of the glass I didn't get any vignetting from 9mm to 14mm.
Which gave me the same FOV of my Oly9-18mm at the wide end.
Did some measurement and figured I needed a 8,4mm spacer to insert my filter in the hood without touching the glass.
I had some old 62mm colored Vivitar filter from my B/W film days and a bunch of step rings.
I ended up grounding the thread from a 58mm to 62mm step ring and adding it the the filter older (I removed the filter from it) and voila a 8.4mm space was borne...
Inserting the filter and spaces is a bit delicate, their is a bit of friction inside the hood, which is good in a sens, there is less chance that the filter would fall out...
You got to make sure not to push your lens past 9mm because the lens mechanism would then be force to push out the filter which would put some strain on the lens...
All and all I am pretty happy with my thingamajig...
Kids, don't try this at home...
I sold my Oly 9-18mm and got a used Pana 7-14mm.
I did know that this lens was not filter friendly but went for it any way.
At the same time I decided to go from Pana 12-35mm to Oly 12-40mm.
Got a few 62mm filters for the Oly and while fiddling around with the filters and my lens, I realized the the 62mm fit inside the Pana lens hood.
I noticed that if I insert the filter in the hood and bring it as close as possible of the rounded part of the glass I didn't get any vignetting from 9mm to 14mm.
Which gave me the same FOV of my Oly9-18mm at the wide end.
Did some measurement and figured I needed a 8,4mm spacer to insert my filter in the hood without touching the glass.
I had some old 62mm colored Vivitar filter from my B/W film days and a bunch of step rings.
I ended up grounding the thread from a 58mm to 62mm step ring and adding it the the filter older (I removed the filter from it) and voila a 8.4mm space was borne...
Inserting the filter and spaces is a bit delicate, their is a bit of friction inside the hood, which is good in a sens, there is less chance that the filter would fall out...
You got to make sure not to push your lens past 9mm because the lens mechanism would then be force to push out the filter which would put some strain on the lens...
All and all I am pretty happy with my thingamajig...
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Kids, don't try this at home...
