Polarizer: Kodak Series VI ?

[peter k.]

Have a Series VI hood and three of these filters that fit into the hood, and enjoy using them, but today shooting some rushing creek water, and realized I also need a polarizer. I'm not really interested in buying a used polarizer of this type and vintage, as most likely it is 'worn'! But curious if they ever made one for these filter hoods? it would seem impossible to me that a polarizer could work with this type of set up, How the heck would you turn it?

Other than just hand hold one that I have, how have others worked out this situation?
Background: 2x3 Speed, with 101mm Ektar 4.5 lens, with Series VI base hood 'ring' pressed on lens, where it lives, awaiting the filter to be used.

 

[Kodachromeguy]

Leitz made exactly what you need. It is polarizer 13358, also called 44mm. It screws into the Series 6 adapter instead of the retaining ring (i.e., you do not need to hold the polarizer in place with the retaining ring). The outer part rotates just like any current polarizer. Be sure that one you buy is intact, without separation. The problem is there is no way to mount a hood, so you may experience some flare occasionally. I use the 13358 with Leica 35 and 50mm Summicron lenses, a Fuji 27mm lens (for digital), and and 135mm Xenar. Cheers.

 

[peter k.]

That's great... thanks for the info..

 

[mjork]

I'm using an old Kodak Pola-Screen made for series vi. A Google search will tell you what they look like. A lot of these are probably in bad shape now due to old age. But I found one in perfect condition. The nice thing about it is that it only "eats up" one stop of light.

 

[Denverdad]

Can I assume that your "hood" is really just a press-on Series adapter ring? I ask because at first I thought you meant one of the official Series hoods that are available, but these are screw-on affairs not press on, and they are not made so that filters can "fit into" them per se. So I was a little confused about exactly what your configuration was.

Assuming we're talking about a press-on adapter ring here, the original Kodak pola-screen filter that mjork described isn't a bad way to go. It screws directly onto a series adapter ring or filter holder, and then you turn it by literally screwing/unscrewing it on its mounting threads. That method of adjustment may seem a bit awkward compared with the free-spinning rotation of modern polarizers, but it works. Like mjork I was lucky to find one in good condition and it functions perfectly fine.

Another possibility would be to take any modern polarizing filter of your choice and bond it onto some series component that you can then mate with your system. That component might be a series VI retaining ring or another screw-on filter holder, or possibly something else. The main thing to watch out for is to avoid having too tall a stackup of rings and filters as you could end up with vignetting. I have some ideas on how to go about this but it really depends on what you're starting with, so I can't advise in any detail without a better understanding of exactly what you have on there now.