Old style 65 mm Elmar filter size

[sulskyr]

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I have the old style 65 mm f/3.5 Elmar (chrome, screw-in filter, manufactured ~1967). Does anyone know the filter size? I've searched my various reference books and have come up empty-handed.

Thanks--

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[jpattison]

Hi,

My 1967 General catalogue says E41

 

Tell me which filter you want, and I'll tell you the part number!

John

[sulskyr]

Thanks--now it comes back to me! What I need is an adapter ring so that I can connect a ring flash. Amazingly enough, Adorama seems to have a variety of 41 mm step-up adapters.

RS

[wlaidlaw]

Thanks--now it comes back to me! What I need is an adapter ring so that I can connect a ring flash. Amazingly enough, Adorama seems to have a variety of 41 mm step-up adapters.

RS

 

I have just got a Cokin R4149 ring (e41 to e49) and it is a perfect fit on a series one Elmar 65.

 

Wilson

[sulskyr]

Good to know about the Cokin. I finally rummaged around on the B&H website and found that they had a 41mm to Series 6 adapter for $7. I bought it there on Sunday and it works perfectly on an old Honeywell Prox-o-lite (resurrected from a cache of 1960s vintage equipment that I have). The guide number for the Prox-o-lite is feebler than I remembered (something south of 10, as far as I can tell from my test negatives), but will still have utility for close-ups with the 65 on the Bellows II.