70mm filter availability?

[rorye]

I just received a beautiful Fujinon W 210mm. The filter size is 70mm and I'm having the darndest time finding a UV (or any other) filter that fits. Am I missing something?

 

[John Koehrer]

Sometimes makers decide on an unusual filter size, mainly in very large sizes like 105mm.
70 would be an oddball between 67 & 72 which are standard sizes on either side of the 70.
Are you using a caliper?

 

[rorye]

Sometimes makers decide on an unusual filter size, mainly in very large sizes like 105mm.
70 would be an oddball between 67 & 72 which are standard sizes on either side of the 70.
Are you using a caliper?

Yep, I'm getting 70mm from a caliper and it's also marked on the cap. I put a 72mm on to double check and it's definitely too big. The funny thing is I checked Lee, Cokin and B&W and none of them list a 70mm in their specs.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Check out http://www.2filter.com/ and https://www.filterfind.net/Home.html

 

[rorye]

Check out http://www.2filter.com/ and https://www.filterfind.net/Home.html

No 70mm's there but great sites, thanks for the links!

 

[Steve Goldstein]

Are you sure it's not 67mm? In my experience lenses with a 70mm push-on cap take a 67mm filter.

 

[rorye]

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Are you sure it's not 67mm? In my experience lenses with a 70mm push-on cap take a 67mm filter.

I'm laughing at myself as I realize I was using calipers on the outside of the lens! I really must get more sleep...

 

[jim10219]

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I'm laughing at myself as I realize I was using calipers on the outside of the lens! I really must get more sleep...

I’ve done that before.

 

[Dennis-B]

Found this link, and it shows filter sizes for a lot of Fujinon lenses. Yours looks like 58mm:

http://www.subclub.org/fujinon/byfl.htm