Mounting a Polo filter on an Agfa Synchro Box.

marciofs · Jul 14, 2015

I am truing to find a way to use a ciclular polo filter, almost the size of the front glass of the camera, on my Agfa Box. A way which I can place it and take out when I want.

Have anybody found similar situation and a solution?

Xmas · Jul 14, 2015

Normally people used push on filters if lenses did not have screw in threads.

Some were just rings with 'series filter' threads junk boxes at back of olde world photo shops.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_filter

AgX · Jul 14, 2015

Get another filter of the same thread size out of the rummage box. Take out the glass and glue that remaining ring with hot glue to the box.

marciofs · Jul 14, 2015

Xmas said:
Normally people used push on filters if lenses did not have screw in threads.

Some were just rings with 'series filter' threads junk boxes at back of olde world photo shops.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_filter

It looks like the one I got is a push on filter. but I guess I need a filter holder for it.

I have also squares filters and the filter holder for them. But I don't waht glue the holder permanently.

But I think I just had an idea.

gone · Jul 14, 2015

You're just gonna leave us hanging like that? What's the idea?

marciofs · Jul 14, 2015

momus said:
You're just gonna leave us hanging like that? What's the idea?

I apologise.
The idea was to use a elastic band to tie the Cokin filter holder in front of the camera.
The problem is the small size of the camera, or the large size of the filter holder. When I had the idea I thought they were about the same size.

AgX · Jul 14, 2015

marciofs said:
But I don't want glue the holder permanently.

Use magnets.

marciofs · Jul 14, 2015

AgX said:
Use magnets.

Why didn't I think about it before?
Thank you very much.

I will try it.

marciofs · Jul 17, 2015

I tried magnets but the ring of the filter I got seems not to be actually pure metal.

But I found a way to use elastic band and Cokin filters without film holder.

AgX · Jul 17, 2015

I thought of glueing the magnets to the filterring and make them adhere to metal body of the box camera.

marciofs · Jul 18, 2015

AgX said:
I thought of glueing the magnets to the filterring and make them adhere to metal body of the box camera.

Humm. An other good idea that didn't cross my head.
But I think I never would think about altering the filter ring body.
I will do it. Thanks you very much.

Mounting a Polo filter on an Agfa Synchro Box.

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