Hasselblad filter adapter rings

amilic · Oct 29, 2015

Hi all,

Im looking to try and get some use for my 77mm UV and polarising filters on the Hasselblad 500c. I own the 80mm f2.8 and 40mm f4.0 Carl Zeiss lenses for the Hassy.
I understand that the 77mm filters will be too small for the 40mm F4.0 lens and will probably require something around 95mm, but im sure the 77mm filters will work on the 80mm f2.8 with adapters.

So my questions is, which filter adapter rings do i need to make use of my 77mm filters on the 80mm Hassy lens?
Ive read some info where i'd need a b60 to 67mm, then a step ring to 77mm, but im hoping for a simpler solution.

Thanks in advance.

frank · Oct 29, 2015

That's about as simple as it gets, unless you can find a b60-77 adaptor.

Sirius Glass · Oct 29, 2015

I stick to B60 filters for the Hasselblad. Life is wonderful when one keeps it simple.

amilic · Oct 29, 2015

Yeah that makes sense Frank, i havent been able to source a b60-77mm adaptor, might have to do what I described above.
Stick to B60 filters, well maybe my new purchases might just be

BTW, whats the official size filter for the 40mm f4.0 Zeiss Distagon FL?

frank · Oct 29, 2015

Not sure. All I know is that my early version of the 40 lens has no bayonet or threads.

smcd17 · Oct 30, 2015

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...rand_B60_77_Bayonet_60_77mm_Step_Up_Ring.html

amilic · Oct 30, 2015

smcd17 said:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...rand_B60_77_Bayonet_60_77mm_Step_Up_Ring.html

Perfect.

Thank you

Chris Livsey · Oct 30, 2015

amilic said:
BTW, whats the official size filter for the 40mm f4.0 Zeiss Distagon FL?

The lens was supplied with a shade that unscrews rom the lens and then ( or still attached) comes apart in two pieces to accommodate 93mm drop in filters.The code for the hood alone was 40693.
The hood thread is 86mm ( the mark on the rim of 93mm refers to the drop in filter size not the hood thread) but filters of that diameter, 86mm, may not fit because of the "petals" built into the lens. I have seen a blank 86mm used as a spacer but have no direct experience.

Note for more completeness:
The much longer, obviously, shade for the CF 350mm and Apo 500mm also takes those 93mm filters.
There was an adapter for the Polarising filter for the tele lenses, as obviously drop in filters have a habit of self rotating but non was made for the 40mm AFAIK, probably because of the effect of large sky areas in landscape work with the filter but no help for just cutting water reflections for example.

HiHoSilver · Oct 30, 2015

'Not quite a year w/ the blad so far. The whole bayonet filter thing seems like a vast & costly PITA.

Sirius Glass · Oct 30, 2015

HiHoSilver said:
'Not quite a year w/ the blad so far. The whole bayonet filter thing seems like a vast & costly PITA.

Actually the Hasselblad filters in the B60 size are usually much higher quality than the run of the mill filters plus one set of B60 filters will fit all the CF and newer lenses expect the 40mm lens.

HiHoSilver · Oct 30, 2015

Nice to hear they got it sorted. I would have the luck to have 3 lens - each w/ diff size/style for filters.

Sirius Glass · Oct 31, 2015

HiHoSilver said:
'Not quite a year w/ the blad so far. The whole bayonet filter thing seems like a vast & costly PITA.

Sirius Glass said:
Actually the Hasselblad filters in the B60 size are usually much higher quality than the run of the mill filters plus one set of B60 filters will fit all the CF and newer lenses expect the 40mm lens.

HiHoSilver said:
Nice to hear they got it sorted. I would have the luck to have 3 lens - each w/ diff size/style for filters.

Except for going digital Hasselblad got most things right.

Chris Livsey · Oct 31, 2015

Sirius Glass said:
Except for going digital Hasselblad got most things right.

I suspect it was digital or die.
Thankfully a choice users are not forced to make.

Sirius Glass · Oct 31, 2015

Chris Livsey · Nov 1, 2015

BTW now Cosina has pulled out of film camera body manufacture, (is that completely I've not kept up?), I suppose we will hear how only Leica is left. Hasselblad still list the H 16/32 film back and software/firmware changes now mean all bodies in the H series can use the film back.

aoresteen · Nov 2, 2015

Amilic,

The answer is it depens on whicn 80mm & 40mm lenses you have.

C lenses, chrome & black used a different size bayonet than the CF, CFE, & CFi lenses did.

If your 80mm has a Compur shutter the bayonet size is 50. If it has a Prontor shutter the bayonet size is 60. My 80mm is BAY50 and I use a 52mm adapter so I can use all my 52mm files. The BAY50 Hasselblad lens shade will fit with the 52mm adapter in place. With Bay 60 use use a 67mm adapter.

The 40mm C lens used Bay 104 sized filters. Very hard to find.

The 40mm CF, CFE, CFi lenses use 93mm screw in filters - which really has an 86mm to 93mm step up ring. *Some* 86mm filters will screw in, some will not. Then you will have the lens shade issue to deal with.

Good luck!

Chris Livsey · Nov 2, 2015

aoresteen said:
The 40mm CF, CFE, CFi lenses use 93mm screw in filters - which really has an 86mm to 93mm step up ring.
Good luck!

The 93mm filters are drop in they are not threaded. They are used with the two part hood 40693.

aoresteen · Nov 2, 2015

Chris Livsey said:
The 93mm filters are drop in they are not threaded. They are used with the two part hood 40693.

You are correct - My bad; I was thinking about the adapter ring that screws into the 86mm thread on the lens.

Chris Livsey · Nov 2, 2015

aoresteen said:
You are correct - My bad; I was thinking about the adapter ring that screws into the 86mm thread on the lens.

Sorry as well, my correction was little harsh, not intended to read that way.

I have never used the 86mm threaded filters ( I have 93 UV drop in) but read some will foul the built in petals and being 86mm if spaced out with a blank ring may vignette then, as you say as well where does the hood go ? There was a Proshade adapter that quoted it as 93 front mount (so how did that fit ) as well which looks very different from the bayonet 60 and 70 adapters, but I wander OT.

aoresteen · Nov 7, 2015

No worries Chris! I made an error and I'm happy that it has been corrected.

The filter issue (and $$) with the Hasselblad 40mm lenses is why I've never bought one. Instead I bought a Mamiya 645 1000S and the Mamiya 35mm lens. It uses 77mm filters and is a good lens.

Sirius Glass · Nov 7, 2015

aoresteen said:
No worries Chris! I made an error and I'm happy that it has been corrected. The filter issue (and $$) with the Hasselblad 40mm lenses is why I've never bought one. Instead I bought a Mamiya 645 1000S and the Mamiya 35mm lens. It uses 77mm filters and is a good lens.

The filter issue (and $$) with the Hasselblad 40mm lenses is why I've never bought one. Instead I bought a Hasselblad 903SWC which has a 38mm lens.

Chris Livsey · Nov 7, 2015

RalphLambrecht · Nov 8, 2015

Sirius Glass said:
Actually the Hasselblad filters in the B60 size are usually much higher quality than the run of the mill filters plus one set of B60 filters will fit all the CF and newer lenses expect the 40mm lens.

...and after they fall off and roll down the hill;you don't have to worry about them anymore;much prefer the screw-in type than these sloppy bayonette filters.They don't stay on securely even after thightening the bayonette spring;a design hardly worthy the Hasselblad name.

RalphLambrecht · Nov 8, 2015

Sirius Glass said:
Except for going digital Hasselblad got most things right.

not sure discontinuing the contract with Crl Zeiss was all that clever.

Sirius Glass · Nov 8, 2015

Sirius Glass said:
Actually the Hasselblad filters in the B60 size are usually much higher quality than the run of the mill filters plus one set of B60 filters will fit all the CF and newer lenses expect the 40mm lens.

RalphLambrecht said:
...and after they fall off and roll down the hill;you don't have to worry about them anymore;much prefer the screw-in type than these sloppy bayonette filters.They don't stay on securely even after thightening the bayonette spring;a design hardly worthy the Hasselblad name.

I have found that using Super Glue or Gorilla Glue stops the bayonette filters from falling off.

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