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Drop in filters???

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Posted by BATEY on December 11, 2006 at 6:53 AM
Does anyone use drop in filters on their 500mm??? if so which one???
Posted by Tom_W on December 11, 2006 at 7:07 AM
Yes,

The polariser -

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Posted by Larry Corbett on December 11, 2006 at 12:09 PM
bloomin expensive they are too..we had to go without food for a week so I could get the polariser :biggrin:
Posted by Justin on December 11, 2006 at 12:35 PM
bloomin expensive they are too..we had to go without food for a week so I could get the polariser


LOL :biggrin:
Posted by BATEY on December 12, 2006 at 8:02 AM
cheers guys
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on December 12, 2006 at 8:57 AM
Hi yes the polariser, it came free with my 800 and 500, I do have the equipment to make resin graduated filters fit your drop-in filters slot what I need is a old skylight filter of the same size and the graduated filters you want to be machined to fit.

Phillip.

Ps SRS can also do this as well.

:toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by BATEY on December 12, 2006 at 2:35 PM
ok thanks Phil, which 500mm and 800mm do you have?
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on December 12, 2006 at 3:10 PM
Hi Andy the sigma 500f4.5 hsm and the sigma 800f5.6 hsm.

Phillip.

:toast: :wavey: