Polarizer for F4 500 Nikon

[Rod Wiley]

I need to get a polarizer for my f4 500mm Nikon lens. No one seems to have the C-PLIL drop in. I was wondering if I bought the cheaper Nikon 52mm circular Polarizer Glass Filter II (Slim) would it work in that lens. Thanks Rod

[Robert Amoruso]

Being a Canon guy I am not going to answer this from a having tried this perspective, but with a Canon lens you could do this I think but you would have to turn the lens upside down to get the filter out as you would not have the drop-ins handle to get it out. Also, if there is any kind of indentation inside the lens that the filter could lodge into, it may prove difficult to get it out.

You could attach duct tape to the glass frame as a way to get it out and secure it inside the lens as you travel around since the drop-in is holding it in place.

Call B&H and see what they say.

[Rod Wiley]

Robert it has a drop in now with a 52mm nc filter in it. I thought I could unscrew the NC and screw in a polarizer and manualy set it ?

[Alfred Forns]

Rod there are different thicknesses of filters, some will fit others won't.

Go to B&H and do a search on Nikon drop in polarizer, the item will come up. Just get that or check the specs and purchase another brand.

btw do get an extra filter holder, it is a pain switching back and forth ... well worth the effort.

[Robert Amoruso]

Rod,

Thanks for the info, I was not clear.

Slim filters generally are larger in diameter. The reason being the element is a bit oversized and the height of the ring shorter then a normal filter. This helps with vignetting on wide-angle lens. However, the outside diameter of these filters is greater then a normal filter.

Specs on websites are generally limited to the screw size but not the true outside diameter of the filter's meter ring. With the Canon drop-in, you can screw in a slim-line as well as a regular diameter filter, both 52mm screw mount and the slim-line will not fit in due to the increased diameter.

IF the Nikon drop-in will accept a 52mm filter, I am betting that a regular non-slim filter will work just fine. That is what I do.

[john crookes]

if you use the regular holder you will have no way to rotate the polilizer. You need the holder made for the filter and mute to use any other holder.

You may be able to fit a filter on the excisting holder but you would be very limited to the effect that you could get out of it

[Rod Wiley]

Thanks guys