Push on Filter

[Darryl Roberts]

Hi, I just obtained a Braun Paxina, its documentation says it will accept 25mm push-on filters.

• Are their 25mm push-on, step-up adapters?
• Where is a good place to buy these?
• Are there any pros and cons to using push-on filters?

Thank you.

 

[AnselMortensen]

Kodak made a wide range of sizes of push-on "Series" filter adapters.
25mm is very close to 1", it shouldn't be hard to find a 1" to Series 5 adapter, or similar.
The metal fingers can be gently adjusted to fit...see photo.
www.filterfind.net is usually good source for such items, Tim is very knowledgeable about filters and adapters.

 

[BrianShaw]

There are only pros and no cons. Series adapters and filters are easy to obtain, affordable, and a very flexible way to use a multitude of available filters. Not shown in the picture, above, and well worth getting... a Series V shade. I can attest to the recommended source. Tim is a great guy who is reasonably priced and a honest businesman.

Note: Series adapters were made by other companies, not just Kodak. They are all equivelent. Here is the basic filter kit I carry with a different old camera.

 

[JensH]

Hi,

the only con is that filters or hoods may fall off, if those metal fingers are not adjusted to a good tension.

Jens

 

[JPD]

I see that the Paxina came with different lenses and they took push-on filters of different diameters, so measure the outer diameter of the lens to be sure.

 

[Dan Daniel]

Well, one con to Series filters is that the actual filters were made decades ago. Many are in poor condition- marked glass, delaminating, etc. Finding filters in good condition can be a crap shoot. One of the advantages of a place like FilterFind- a real human is checking condition, etc.

 

[Disconnekt]

If all else fails, you can just tape a filter onto the front of the lens hood.
Every Kodak polarizing filter I found on evilbay was in bad condition, just got a used/cheap cpl & a bit of tape. Not 100% sure how well it'll work, but its a option.

 

[BrianShaw]

^^^ This is a completely reasonable solution!

Likewise, I've never found a polarizer of the "series vintage" that has been usable. They were laminated and the lamination has always failed. All other filters that I use, contrast and soft focus/diffusion, tend to be quite easy to find in usable condition. Orange #16 filters are might be a challenge to find because they don't seem to have been poular back then.

 

[Nicholas Lindan]

I have had good luck epoxying a step-up (or step-down or filter ring w/o filter, as appropriate) into the maw of a lens hood. Now you have a lens hood threaded for a filter.