Series Filter Info
Series filters were widely used on vintage cameras for decades. Some large series filters are still being produced today for use with cine lenses and super telephotos. The main type of series filter system uses an adapter which attaches to the lens. This adapter will either screw onto lens threads or slip on and over the lens collar. A filter that matches the series size drops into the adapter and a threaded retaining ring screws onto the front threads of the adpter to hold the filter in place. Some series filters thread directly onto the lens but it is important to know that the thread pitch used on vintage lenses does not match the thread pitch used on modern lenses. Do not use series threaded filters on modern lenses and vice versa. Some filters have a slip-on adapter built onto them. These are usually camera specific. A few rare adapters use a set screw to tighten around the lens collar.
Basic Sizing
Series #
Series IV
Series 4.5
Series C
Series 1/4
Series V
Series 5.5
Series VI
Series 6.5 Series VII
Series 7.5 Series VIII
Series 8.5 Series 9
Series 93 Series 103 Series 107 Series 10
Series 119 Series 125 Series 11
Filter Size
20.3
25.4
21.5mm
Series C
30.2
40.5
41.3
47.6
50.8
57.2
63.5
74.6
82.6
92.8
103
107
114
119
125
138
Retaining Ring
23.8
28.6
33.3
43.7
44.5
50.8
54.0
60.3
66.7
77.8
87.3
96.0
106
110
117
122
128
141
Basic Setup
Lens Adapter > Fliter > Retaining Ring
Types of Connection
Adapters
There were hundreds of different sized series adapters produced over seceral decades. The system is extremely versatile. Some adapters are labeled with thread size or collar size, but some aren't. Many adapters use a code # or code letter for identification. Each manufacturer used their own system. Below are incomplete lists of codes. These codes may not be 100% accurate. These adapters came with male and/or female threads.
Fastener Types
C
M
SS
AS
SO
Coarse male 1.0 thread pitch
Medium .75 Thread pitch
Set screw
American thread pitch
Slip-on
European fine .50 thread pitch is default unless stated otherwise.
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Kodak #42
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Kodak #45
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Kodak #41
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Enteco #413
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Kodak #46
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Kodak #47
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Kodak #44
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Kodak #43
14.5mm Screw-on
16.4mm Screw-on
16.5mm Screw-on
16.5mm Screw-on
17.4mm Screw-on
18mm Screw-on
19mm Screw-on
20.5mm Screw-on
Series IV
for 21.5mm thin rimless filters
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Ednalite B
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Tiffen A
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Ednalite A
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Tiffen B
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Tiffen AR
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Ednalite RS
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Ednalite R
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Elgeet #389
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Tiffen ER
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Tiffen C
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Ednalite BH
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Tiffen BC
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Tiffen N
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Tiffen BT (MS)
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Ednalite T
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Tiffen D
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Tiffen DJ
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Tiffen K
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Ednalite G
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Tiffen H
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Tiffen AK
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Ednalite EB
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Ednalite X
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Tiffen EB (AS)
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Tiffen BS
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Ednalite BX
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Tiffen GV
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Tiffen F
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Ednalite N
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Tiffen AE
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Ednalite NE
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Tiffen BA
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Tiffen EL
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Ednalite EL
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Tiffen BK
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Ednalite KB
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Tiffen G
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Ednalite H
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Tiffen E
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Tiffen HM
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Tiffen BH
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Tiffen M
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Ednalite 426W
13.3mm Screw-on
14.5mm Screw-on
14.4mm Screw-on
15mm Slip-on
15.5mm Screw-on
16.4mm Screw-on
16.5mm Screw-on
16.5mm Screw-on
16.5mm Screw-on
16.5mm Slip-on
17.4mm Screw-on
17.5mm Screw-on
17.5mm Screw-on
18mm Screw-on
18.1mm Screw-on
18.0mm Slip-on
18.5mm Screw-on
19mm Screw-on
19mm Screw-on
19mm Slip-on
19.9mm Slip-on
20.3mm Screw-on
20.5mm Slip-on
20.5mm Screw-on
20.5mm Screw-on
20.8mm Screw-on
21mm Screw-on
21mm Slip-on
21.9mm Screw-on
22mm Screw-on
22.1mm Screw-on
22.5mm Screw-on
22.5mm Screw-on
22.7mm Screw-on
23.5mm Screw-on
23.5mm Screw-on
23mm Slip-on
23mm Slip-on
23.5mm Slip-on
23.9mm Slip-on
24mm Screw-on
24mm Slip-on
26mm Slip-on
Series C (Series 1/4)
Series VII
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Tiffen #731
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Tiffen #736
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Tiffen #721
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Tiffen #745
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Riffen $730
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Tiffen #719
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Tiffen #735
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Tiffen #706A
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Tiffen $711
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Tiffen #726
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Tiffen #717 (M)
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Tiffen #722 (M)
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Tiffen #720 (M)
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Tiffen #713
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Tiffen #704(M)
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Enteco #70 (M)
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Tiffen #702
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Tiffen #706 (M)
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Tiffen #723
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Tiffen #716A
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Tiffen #712
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Tiffen #705 (M)
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Ednalite #713(M)
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Tiffen #724
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Tiffen #716 (M)
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Tiffen #752
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Tiffen #707A
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Tiffen #718 (M)
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Tiffen #715
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Tiffen #728 (M)
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Tiffen #754
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Tiffen #703
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Tiffen #710 (M)
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Tiffen #729 (M)
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Tiffen #707
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Tiffen #708 (M)
35.5mm Screw-on
37.5mm Screw-on
40mm Screw-on
40.5mm Screw-on
40.5mm Screw-on
43mm Screw-on
44mm Screw-on
45mm Screw-on
45mm Screw-on
46mm Screw-on
46mm Screw-on
46.5mm Screw-on
47mm Screw-on
48mm Screw-on
48mm Screw-on
48mm Screw-on
49mm Screw-on
49mm Screw-on
49.5mm Screw-on
49.5mm Screw-on
50mm Screw-on
51.5mm Screw-on
51.7mm Screw-on
52mm Screw-on
52mm Screw-on
52mm Slip-on
53.5mm Screw-on
54mm Screw-on
54.5mm Screw-on
54.5mm Screw-on
54mm Slip-on
55mm Screw-on
55mm Screw-on
55mm Screw-on
55.5mm Screw-on
56mm Screw-on
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Tiffen #514 (M)
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Argus #21 (M)
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Argus 18C
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Kodak #18
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Tiffen #502
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Ednalite #510
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Tiffen #556
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Ednalite #515
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Kodak #521/21
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Kodak #51
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Tiffen #507
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Tiffen #516
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Tiffen #560
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Tiffen #519 (M)
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Tiffen #553 (M)
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Ednalite #512
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Ednalite #539
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Tiffen #542
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Tiffen #552
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Tiffen #527
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Tiffen #528
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Tiffen #517
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Tiffen #543
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Tiffen #546
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Kodak #52
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Kodak #539
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Tiffen #538
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Tiffen #547 (F)
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Tiffen #541
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Ednalite #556
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Tiffen #511
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Tiffen #552
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Kodak #519/19
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Kodak #13
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Tiffen $563
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Kodak #522 (M)
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Kodak #22 (M)
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Ednalite #502
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Tiffen #554 (M)
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Enteco #54 (M)
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Tiffen #505 (AS)
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Edanlite #514
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Ednalite #555
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Ednalite #558
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Tiffen #510R/RL
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Tiffen #551
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Kodak #56
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Kodak #53
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Tiffen #510\
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Ednalite #514
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Tiffen #565 (C)
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Ednalite #513
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Tiffen #536 (M)
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Tiffen #518 (M)
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Enteco #526
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Ednalite #551
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Kodak #55
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Kodak #57 (M)
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Tiffen #534 (M)
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Tiffen #544
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Tiffen #555
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Tiffen #562
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Tiffen #526
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Tiffen #520
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Tiffen #509
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Ednalite #506
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Ednalite #511
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Tiffen #503
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Tiffen #508
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Tiffen #558
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Ednalite #505
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Tiffen #512
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Ednalite #501
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Ednalite #503
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Enteco #504 (M)
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Tiffen #561
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Enteco #502
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Tiffen #543
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Tiffen #545 (M)
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Tiffen #513 (SS)
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Tiffen #564 (SS)
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Ednalite #509
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Ednalite #557
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Tiffen #538
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Enteco #53
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Tiffen #523
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Ednalite #554
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Tiffen #535
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Tiffen #557L
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Tiffen #540
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Tiffen #537 (M)
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Ednalite #504
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Tiffen #506
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Tiffen #530
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Tiffen #501S (M)
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Tiffen #524 (SS)
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Ednalite #566
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Tiffen #515
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Ednalite #507
17.5mm Screw-on
17.5mm Screw-on
19mm Screw-on
19mm Screw-on
19mm Screw-on
19mm Screw-on
19.5mm Slip-on
21.5mm Screw-on
21.7mm Screw-on
22mm Screw-on
22mm Screw-on
22mm Screw-on
22mm Screw-on
22mm Screw-on
22mm Screw-on
22.1mm Screw-on
22.1mm Screw-on
22.5mm Screw-on
22.5mm Screw-on
23mm Screw-on
23mm Screw-on
23.5mm Screw-on
23.5mm Screw-on
23.5mm Screw-on
23.5mm Screw-on
23.5mm Slip-on
24mm Screw-on
24mm Screw-on
24mm Slip-on
24.8mm Screw-on
25mm Screw-on
25mm Screw-on
25.5mm Screw-on
25.5mm Slip-on
25.5mm Slip-on
26.5mm Screw-on
26.5mm Screw-on
26.5mm Screw-on
26.5mm Screw-on
26.5mm Screw-on
26.5mm Screw-on
26.9mm Screw-on
26.9mm Screw-on
26.9mm Screw-on
27mm Screw-on
27mm Screw-on
27mm Screw-on27mm Screw-on
27mm Screw-on
27mm Screw-on
27.5mm Screw-on
27.6mm Screw-on
28mm Screw-on
28mm Screw-on
28.5mm Screw-on
28.5mm Screw-on
28.5mm Screw-on
28.5mm Screw-on
28.5mm Screw-on
28.5mm Slip-on
28.5mm Slip-on
29mm Screw-on
29mm Slip-on
29mm Slip-on
29.5mm Screw-on
29.5mm Screw-on
29.5mm Screw-on
30mm Screw-on
30mm Screw-on
30mm Screw-on
30.4mm Screw-on
30.5mm Screw-on
30.5mm Screw-on
30.5mm Screw-on
30.5mm Screw-on
30.5mm Screw-on
30.5mm Screw-on
31mm Screw-on
31.5mm Screw-on
31.5mm Set Screw
31.5mm Set Screw
31.8mm Screw-on
32mm Screw-on
32mm Screw-on
32mm Screw-on
32mm Slip-on
32.5mm Screw-on
32.5mm Screw-on
33mm Bay
33mm Slip-on
33.5mm Screw-on
33.7mm Screw-on
34mm Screw-on
34mm Screw-on
34mm Screw-on
35mm Set Screw
35.5mm Screw-on
35.5mm Screw-on
38mm Screw-on
Series V
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Tiffen #904 (M)
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Tiffen #907 (M)
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Ednalite #954M
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Tiffen #910 (M)
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Tiffen #913 (M)
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Tiffen #911 (M)
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Tiffen #908 (M)
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Tiffen #905 (M)
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Tiffen SP6 (M)
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Tiffen #902 (M)
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Tiffen #912 (M)
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Tiffen #903 (M)
56mm Screw-on
58.5mm Screw-on
58.5mm Screw-on
62mm Screw-on
67mm Screw-on
69mm Screw-on
71.5mm Screw-on
78.5mm Screw-on
81mm Screw-on
81.5mm Screw-on
82mm Screw-on
84.5mm Screw-on
Series IX
Series VI
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Kodak #625(M)
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Kodak #25 (M)
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Tiffem 646 (M)
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Tiffen 610RL
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Kodak #629
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Kodak #29
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Tiffen #605
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Tiffen #608
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Tiffen #610
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Ednalite #611
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Tiffen #623
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Kodak #626(M)
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Kodak #26 (M)
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Tiffen #640 (M)
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Edna. #652 (M)
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Tiffen #617
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Tiffen #620
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Kodak #629A
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Tiffen #630
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Tiffen #625
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Tiffen #633
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Tiffen #645
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Ednalite #615
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Tiffen #613
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Tiffen #618
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Tiffen #637
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Tiffen #650
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Tiffen #658 (M)
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Tiffen #615
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Kodak #61 (M)
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Tiffen #606
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Kodak #627(M)
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Kodak #27 (M)
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Ednalite #667
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Enteco #604
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Tiffen #635
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Tiffen #612
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Tiffen #614
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Enteco #604(M)
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Tiffen #656
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Kodak #628(M)
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Kodak #28 (M)
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Tiffen #627
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Tiffen #639
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Tiffen #636
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Kodak #63
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Tiffen #624
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Tiffen #609
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Ednalite #617
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Tiffen #603
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Tiffen #651
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Tiffen #654 (SS)
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Aetna #6602
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Enteco #61
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Kodak #62
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Tiffen #602
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Ednalite #601
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Tiffen #641
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Tiffen #611
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Tiffen #628 (M)
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Kodak #624 (M)
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Kodak #24 (M)
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Tiffen #638
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Tiffen #607
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Tiffen #652 (M)
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Tiffen #616
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Tiffen #657 (M)
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Tiffen #607A(M)
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Tiffen #639
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Tiffen #631 (M)
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Tiffen #659 (C)
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Tiffen #632 (M)
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Tiffen #642 (M)
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Tiffen #655 (SS)
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Ednalite #619 M
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Tiffen #604 (M)
23.5mm Screw-on
23.5mm Screw-on
26mm Screw-on
27mm Screw-on
29.5mm Screw-on
29.5mm Screw-on
29.5mm Screw-on
29.5mm Screw-on
29.5mm Screw-on
29.5mm Screw-on
30mm Screw-on
30mm Screw-on
30mm Screw-on
30mm Screw-on
30mm Screw-on
30.5mm Screw-on
31mm Screw-on
32mm Screw-on
33mm Slip-on
34mm Screw-on
34mm Screw-on
34mm Screw-on
34mm Screw-on
34.5mm Screw-on34.5mm Screw-on
34.5mm Screw-on
35mm Screw-on
35mm Screw-on
35.5mm Screw-on
35.5mm Screw-on
35mm Screw-on
35.5mm Screw-on
35.5mm Screw-on
37.5mm Screw-on
37.5mm Screw-on
37.5mm Screw-on
37.5mm Screw-on
37.5mm Screw-on
37.5mm Screw-on
38mm Screw-on
38mm Screw-on
38mm Screw-on
38.5mm Screw-on
38.5mm Screw-on
38.5mm Screw-on
39mm Screw-on
39mm Screw-on
39.5mm Screw-on
40mm Screw-on
40mm Screw-on
40mm Screw-on
40mm Set screw
40.5mm Screw-on
40.5mm Screw-on
40.5mm Screw-on
40.5mm Screw-on
40.5mm Screw-on
40.5mm Screw-on
41mm Screw-on
41mm Screw-on
42mm Screw-on
42mm Screw-on
42mm Slip-on
43mm Screw-on
43mm Screw-on
43.5mm Screw-on
43.5mm Screw-on
44mm Screw-on
45mm Screw-on
45mm Screw-on
45.5mm Screw-on
45.5mm Screw-on
46mm Screw-on
47mm Set screw
49mm Screw-on
49mm Screw-on
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Tiffen #816
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Tiffen #811
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Tiffen #817
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Tiffen #809 (M)
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Tiffen #810 (M)
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Tiffen #805A (M)
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Tiffen #805 (M)
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Tiffen#814
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Tiffen #819 (M)
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Tiffen #813 (M)
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Tiffen #815 (M)
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Tiffen SP10
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Kodak #81 (M)
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Tiffen #802 (M)
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Tiffen #820
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Tiffen #812 (M)
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Tiffen #807 (M)
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Tiffen #808A (M)
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Tiffen #818 (M)
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Tiffen #806 (M)
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Tiffen SP8 (M)
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Tiffen SP2 (M)
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Enteco #81 (M)
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Tiffen #821 (M)
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Tiffen #804 (M)
40.5mm Screw-on
43mm Screw-on
45mm Screw-on
49mm Screw-on
49.5mm Screw-on
51mm Screw-on
51.5mm Screw-on
51.5mm Slip-on
52mm Screw-on
54.5mm Screw-on
55mm Screw-on
57.5mm Screw-on
57.5mm Screw-on
57.5mm Screw-on
Bay 57
58mm Screw-on
58.5mm Screw-on
60mm Screw-on
60mm Screw-on
62mm Screw-on
62mm Screw-on
66mm Screw-on
67mm Screw-on
62mm Screw-on
67.5mm Screw-on
Series VIII
Bay Filters (Bayonet)
Bay filters mount onto the lens with a bayonet connection. There are several sizes and several mount variations. This is a cross reference for some of the cameras that use the bayonet filter sytem. Rollei and Hasselblad have their own systems. Bay 1-8 are Rollei sytem and Bay 50-104 are the Hasselblad system which uses the measurement in mm as the bay #. Some filters have bayonet fronts and some have smooth or threaded fronts. There are adapters available that allow you to step up to modern or series filters as a money saver. Bay filters can be very expensive.
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Kowa Kalloflex
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Ricohmatic 44 80 w/ Rikenon f3.5
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Ricoh Diacord
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Minolta Autocord Cds, III 75 f3.5
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Rollei SL26 Tessar 40 F2.8
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Rolleicord Schneider Xenar 75 f3.5
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Rolleiflex 6x6 Tessar 75 f3.5
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Rolleiflex 6x6 Xenar 75 f3.5
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Rolleiflex T Tessar 75 f3.5
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Yashica Mat 124 - 124G - 635 - EM
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Yashica 44 LM - Yashicaflex C - D - LM
Bay 1
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Rolleiflex 3.5F w/Planar 75 f3.5 or Xenotar 75 f3.5
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Rolleimagic
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Rolleimagic II w/ Xenar 75 f3.5
Bay 2
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Rolleiflex 2.8F w/ Planar 80 f2.8 or Xenotor 80 f2.8 or Tele-Rolleiflex Sonnar 135 f4.0
Bay 3
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Rollei Wide 55mm f4 Distagon
Bay 4
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Bay 5
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Rollei SL66 w/40 Distagon f4.0 or 55mm PCS Super Angulon/shift f4. or 75mm PCS Rolleigon/shift f4.5
Bay 6
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Rolleiflex 3.5F w/Planar 75 f3.5 or Xenotar 75 f3.5
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Rolleimagic
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Rolleimagic II w/ Xenar 75 f3.5
Bay 7
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