Filter Pitch on Nikkor Q 135mm LTM??

[WestMichigan]

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Hello,

I'm wondering if anyone knows if 'Modern' 43mm filters with thread right onto a Nikkor Q 135mm lens with 43mm threads?

My google searches have only been able to confirm Nikkor Q 135's of this version had series vii filters eg:43mm -but- I can't find confirmation as to whether I can just thread a brand new filter on the front. The seller doesn't have any modern 43mm filters to confirm for me.

 

BTW: It's a LTM lens and I plan to use it for color photography on an M8 and I know for a fact the situation demands using an ir cut filter or all the uniforms are a mess.

 

Sincerely

Richard in Michigan

[giordano]

Hello,

I'm wondering if anyone knows if 'Modern' 43mm filters with thread right onto a Nikkor Q 135mm lens with 43mm threads?

My google searches have only been able to confirm Nikkor Q 135's of this version had series vii filters eg:43mm -but- I can't find confirmation as to whether I can just thread a brand new filter on the front. The seller doesn't have any modern 43mm filters to confirm for me.

 

BTW: It's a LTM lens and I plan to use it for color photography on an M8 and I know for a fact the situation demands using an ir cut filter or all the uniforms are a mess.

 

There's some confusion somewhere because Series VII filters are much bigger than 43mm and Series VI are smaller. The diameter of the actual filter seems to be 1-5/8″ (about 41mm) and the retaining ring thread as far as I know is 1-3/4″ x 36tpi (about 44mm).

 

In other words if the thread is 43mm diameter it's not for a Series filter and most likely a standard 43mm thread will fit.

[WestMichigan]

There's some confusion somewhere because Series VII filters are much bigger than 43mm and Series VI are smaller. The diameter of the actual filter seems to be 1-5/8″ (about 41mm) and the retaining ring thread as far as I know is 1-3/4″ x 36tpi (about 44mm).

 

In other words if the thread is 43mm diameter it's not for a Series filter and most likely a standard 43mm thread will fit.

thanks for the info...

someone on RFF who owns the same lens says B+W 43mm filters work great on his Nikkor.

:-D

[doubice]

If I remember when I get home later today, I will consult my B+W booklet from the 1970's - "Für welche Kamera welche Grösse". It is a treasure trove if information published by Biermann und Weber (B+W) and lists just about anything made up to about 1975, with filter diameter and pitch.

 

Now.... what was it I was supposed to remember?

 

Best,

 

Jan

[doubice]

I remembered! As per my B+W filter bible your 3.5/135mm Nikkor has 43x0.75 filter thread, also referred to as 43ES. Just for reference, Leica 43mm filters have a 0.5 pitch.

 

There you have it, from B+W, the filter king....

 

Cheers,

 

Jan

[WestMichigan]

Thanks Jan! :-)

Quite helpful. Now I know definitely what threads my as yet undelivered lens has.

 

However, I am now left with a small puzzle. Is the leica 0.5 thread pitch the 'modern' normal pitch -or- is the norm the Nikkor's 0.75 pitch?

A kind fellow on the RFF says he buys new b+w 43mm filters for his Nikkor RF lenses and they thread right on with no problems.

 

I shall soon find out empirically about my thread pitch question because I've ordered a new B+W 43mm UV/IR from B&H... if shipping estimates are to be trusted I think they will arrive the same day!

 

Sincerely

Richard Ward

 

I remembered! As per my B+W filter bible your 3.5/135mm Nikkor has 43x0.75 filter thread, also referred to as 43ES. Just for reference, Leica 43mm filters have a 0.5 pitch.

 

There you have it, from B+W, the filter king....

 

Cheers,

 

Jan