Hello everyone
As this is my first post on this forum, Ill combine a very brief profile with my question.
Ive been shooting film for almost 50 years. Used Agfa, (the old AgfaPan25, AgfaPan100 film emulsions, the old Rodinal formula, Portriga and Brovira). Also used Kodak (Pan-X, Tech-Pan, Plus-X, Azo, Kodabromide, EktaLure, Fine Art paper), you know all the good stuff thats not available anymore!
I now use Ilford (PanF-Plus, FP-4Plus), its good dont get me wrong, but I miss the good old Agfa and Kodak days.
I shoot both 35mm and medium format. I use a Nikon Ftn, (meter stopped working years ago), with manual focus AI and even older non-AI Nikon lenses (85mm and 105mm are my work horses), an old Hassey 500 C/M, (you know when it was called a 500 C/M and not the 500 Classic!), a black T* B-50 C 80mm (thats the new kid on the block), and chrome B-63mm C 50mm and B-50 150mm chrome C lenses. Tons of filters, my favorites are the Softars (which is the point of the following question) lens hoods, shades, lots of other goodies. Numerous magazines 6x6 and 6x645, 120, 220, Polaroid, even superslide. Wouldnt leave home without my Gossen Luna-Pro-F and my Zone VI modified Pentax Digital spot meter. Used to do darkroom work (Beseler 23CII with Dual DichroHead, along with tons of other stuff), but now with the lack of space and room, I send it out to custom labs in NYC. Enough of the profile and now for the question
For those who do shoot with the older Hasselblad, specifically the B-50 or B-57 mount and have used the old Softar diffusers, I think you will agree they are probably the best diffusion filters on the market (then and now!). Yes they were made of plastic and if you looked at them funny they would scratch, let alone trying to clean them, but they were the best.
OK, heres the question drum roll please
Does anyone know if anyone out there makes the following step-ring (up, down, or even sidewise for all I care) that would allow me to use the B-50 (B-57) Softars on the 52mm Nikon lenses. I know and have the step-rings to use 52mm Nikon filters on the Hassey lenses, but its the other way around that Im hoping to achieve.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Ira Rush
irush@msn.com
As this is my first post on this forum, Ill combine a very brief profile with my question.
Ive been shooting film for almost 50 years. Used Agfa, (the old AgfaPan25, AgfaPan100 film emulsions, the old Rodinal formula, Portriga and Brovira). Also used Kodak (Pan-X, Tech-Pan, Plus-X, Azo, Kodabromide, EktaLure, Fine Art paper), you know all the good stuff thats not available anymore!
I now use Ilford (PanF-Plus, FP-4Plus), its good dont get me wrong, but I miss the good old Agfa and Kodak days.
I shoot both 35mm and medium format. I use a Nikon Ftn, (meter stopped working years ago), with manual focus AI and even older non-AI Nikon lenses (85mm and 105mm are my work horses), an old Hassey 500 C/M, (you know when it was called a 500 C/M and not the 500 Classic!), a black T* B-50 C 80mm (thats the new kid on the block), and chrome B-63mm C 50mm and B-50 150mm chrome C lenses. Tons of filters, my favorites are the Softars (which is the point of the following question) lens hoods, shades, lots of other goodies. Numerous magazines 6x6 and 6x645, 120, 220, Polaroid, even superslide. Wouldnt leave home without my Gossen Luna-Pro-F and my Zone VI modified Pentax Digital spot meter. Used to do darkroom work (Beseler 23CII with Dual DichroHead, along with tons of other stuff), but now with the lack of space and room, I send it out to custom labs in NYC. Enough of the profile and now for the question
For those who do shoot with the older Hasselblad, specifically the B-50 or B-57 mount and have used the old Softar diffusers, I think you will agree they are probably the best diffusion filters on the market (then and now!). Yes they were made of plastic and if you looked at them funny they would scratch, let alone trying to clean them, but they were the best.
OK, heres the question drum roll please
Does anyone know if anyone out there makes the following step-ring (up, down, or even sidewise for all I care) that would allow me to use the B-50 (B-57) Softars on the 52mm Nikon lenses. I know and have the step-rings to use 52mm Nikon filters on the Hassey lenses, but its the other way around that Im hoping to achieve.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Ira Rush
irush@msn.com