Patrick Genovese wrote on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:55:29 -0700 > Hi guys, > > Following my earlier post re the choice between the Bigma 50-500 ot > the 100-300 + 1.4 TC things are looking good for the 50-500. I > noticed that the specs say that the filter (86mm) needs to be a coarse > thread. > > I generally use B+W mrc uv filters but can't seem to find one on their > catalog with a coarse thread. SInce I will mail order from half way > across the world B&H to Malta I want to make sure I get the right type > (return is an expensive proposition) > > This is the b&h page listing all the 86mm UV filers: > http://tinyurl.com/2mcax8 the b+w units say nothing about thread type > so I am under the assumption that they are not "coarse thread". > > Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I bought a Sigma 86mm UV EX DG Multi-Coated Glass Filter from Sigma4Less (http://tinyurl.com/2gl3by) and it fits just fine on my 50-500. Unfortunately B&H does not seem to carry this item. Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
