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[BBJ]

Hi All, Anyone get anything from centre net, hell wanted to get a stupup ring and freight is as dear as the ring $15 for the ring $13+ for the freight from melbourne, hell thats a bit rough i thinks. damn could send in lil bos via Aussy post for a few bucks.
I didn't order it. lol

[birddog114]

Hi All, Anyone get anything from centre net, hell wanted to get a stupup ring and freight is as dear as the ring $15 for the ring $13+ for the freight from melbourne, hell thats a bit rough i thinks. damn could send in lil bos via Aussy post for a few bucks.
I didn't order it. lol

John,
Don't worry, let me go to Vanbar buy one and post it in a small envelope as standard mail for $0.50.
You want a step up or stepdown from the 67mm?

[BBJ]

Hi Birdy, yes mate i need a step up ring from 62-67 so i can use the cpl filter as it is 67 and the 70-300 is 62.
Thanks mate just email me details and will sort it out.
Thanks
John

[kipper]

BBJ, yep in future just post and one of us Melbourne/Sydney folks will pick it up. I was at Vanbar on Saturday and Monday and picked up a few stepping rings. I picked up 62-67 for the 70-300G, 58-67 for the Sigma 70-300APO and the Nikkor 28-70mm that came with my F80, also have a 52-67 for the Nikkor 50mm F1.4D. They're extremely light and I can't see postage costing anymore than $1 as Birdy said.

Make sure you specify the correct one. I had the learning experience after incorrectly reading an article on stepping rings.

Eg. Step Up 62-67MM is what is required for a 62MM lense mouth to a 67MM filter thread.

[BBJ]

Hi Kipper, Yes mate i nearly died when i went to my cart and came up with $13 for freight, for 1 we dont get them overnight anyhow and yeh not as if they weigh a ton, and yes a small post pack from Ozzy post is good enough, i can not justify that price for for such a small weightless item. 70-300 G is 62 and filter i have is 67. Thanks i will remember that, i tried another place who said go to Hardley Normal, anyhow Birdy will sort it out for mer when he gets time no hurry, but will get a uv for it at some stageas i leave uv on all the time anyhow.
Thanks
John

[kipper]

Hardly Normal don't do jack shit like that, same with Teds. Not to say Teds couldn't get one in for you but I very much doubt they would stock them off the shelf. Vanbar is really a camera persons haven. The Carlton store is awesome, lots of Lowepro bags, lots of Nikon Lenses, lots of Manfrotto (unfortunately no Gitzo), it really does feel like a camera store unlike some of the other places. I can't really understand why though that Vanbar doesn't stock B+W filters or Nikon or Canon. When I asked for a Nikon 500D they said they were too expensive.

[birddog114]

I can't really understand why though that Vanbar doesn't stock B+W filters or Nikon or Canon. When I asked for a Nikon 500D they said they were too expensive

Kipper,
I have to wait few months to get the Canon 500D from US, Onyx bought it from B&H and brought home for me.

B&W same as Hoya Super Pro HMC thin 3mm, I don't think you can get them in Australia,
1st: Too expensive
2nd: No big demand

I have to buy them from overseas finally

[kipper]

Fair enough. I guess if their isn't a great demand for them, then it's not worth stocking.

[birddog114]

Fair enough. I guess if their isn't a great demand for them, then it's not worth stocking.

It's a big demand here, but the local importers same as distributors marked up their margin too high, therefore prices to end user is too expensive and they bought their gears from o/s.

look at the prices of the filters in the Bargain section, I have no mark up there, but they're only restricted to members, I don't sell them to public.

[goodrich62]

Kipper wrote:

Make sure you specify the correct one. I had the learning experience after incorrectly reading an article on stepping rings.

Eg. Step Up 62-67MM is what is required for a 62MM lense mouth to a 67MM filter thread.

I was wondering about that if you had a 67 filter and wanted it to work on a 62 lens that would be a step up right you look at from lens to filter not filter to lens
Is it better to step up or step down, for a CPL, or does it matter
I have a 62 mm and a 67 mm. Tamron 28 300 and the kit. I shoot more outside with the Tamron. Should I get a filter size for the most used and step down or get the larger filter and step up

Thanks
Rich

[birddog114]

The following link with more explanation about step up & down ring
http://www.2filter.com/prices/products/rings.html

With a CPL step up or down doesn't matter but use the step ring with WIDE angle may has vignette issue when too WIDE.