Filters for VX2000

Bryan Beasleigh · October 17th, 2003, 08:26 AM

It depends on how many you stack. I never noticed any problem with my 58mm with the polarisor on. The Hoya is thinner than a Tiffen so much less likely to vignette. I think the Tiffen filters are about the thickest.

It really gets hairy on wide angle adapters, that's most likely why most of them don't have a filter thread. My optex will show vignetting with a polarisor,but only on the overscan (the part that isn't shown on the TV)

Mike Rehmus · October 17th, 2003, 10:36 AM

You won't have a problem with any normal filter. You don't need the thin filters for the lens on a 2000.

Bryan Beasleigh · October 17th, 2003, 10:41 PM

The standard hoya is thinner than the tiffen, as a matter of fact the tiffen is about the widest of the lot by 1 mm. On my 58mm lens I use standard filters.

Chau Nguyen · October 22nd, 2003, 07:50 PM

hi every body !
i'm new to this board - i'v been listening to this forum for
the last couple of months and finally i bought a new GL2 from my
local store....
i bought a cheap filter sets and lens combo from
Ebay. They sent me the correct set of 3 filters (58mm) ..a correct
tele 2x lens.. and a 0.45 WideAngle lens w/macro that is different (wrong one ) than the one displayed on Ebay pictures.
I tested this wrong one and it works very good, in deed i believe
this is a very high quality one (well, compare to my friend's one).
The problem is one of its end is threaded 58mm but it fans out
to a non-threaded 85mm end.
I tried to sandwich an aluminum thin filter in between the GL2 main lens .....and this WA bended the threads of the aluminum filter because this WA lens is too heavy.
Can any one show me where to get the no-thread 85mm filters.

PS. my included GL2 lens hood is not large enough to cover the
85mm WA lens.

Thanks alot

October 17th, 2003, 10:36 AM	#17
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	You won't have a problem with any normal filter. You don't need the thin filters for the lens on a 2000. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

October 22nd, 2003, 07:50 PM	#19
Chau Nguyen Tourist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: westlake village ca Posts: 3	help need for 85mm non-thread filters hi every body ! i'm new to this board - i'v been listening to this forum for the last couple of months and finally i bought a new GL2 from my local store.... i bought a cheap filter sets and lens combo from Ebay. They sent me the correct set of 3 filters (58mm) ..a correct tele 2x lens.. and a 0.45 WideAngle lens w/macro that is different (wrong one ) than the one displayed on Ebay pictures. I tested this wrong one and it works very good, in deed i believe this is a very high quality one (well, compare to my friend's one). The problem is one of its end is threaded 58mm but it fans out to a non-threaded 85mm end. I tried to sandwich an aluminum thin filter in between the GL2 main lens .....and this WA bended the threads of the aluminum filter because this WA lens is too heavy. Can any one show me where to get the no-thread 85mm filters. PS. my included GL2 lens hood is not large enough to cover the 85mm WA lens. Thanks alot

October 17th, 2003, 08:26 AM	#16
Bryan Beasleigh Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,922	It depends on how many you stack. I never noticed any problem with my 58mm with the polarisor on. The Hoya is thinner than a Tiffen so much less likely to vignette. I think the Tiffen filters are about the thickest. It really gets hairy on wide angle adapters, that's most likely why most of them don't have a filter thread. My optex will show vignetting with a polarisor,but only on the overscan (the part that isn't shown on the TV)

October 17th, 2003, 10:41 PM	#18
Bryan Beasleigh Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,922	The standard hoya is thinner than the tiffen, as a matter of fact the tiffen is about the widest of the lot by 1 mm. On my 58mm lens I use standard filters.