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nyjets011269 · Feb 22, 2006, 12:41 AM

I am going to get this lens. Where is a good place to buy the step down ring and is thinner better and if so can you recommend a specific one? Thank's.

genece · Feb 22, 2006, 7:50 AM

It is my guess you want to add the lens to a FZ5 or 30......if that is so the wcon08B has 62 mm threads so you want a 55mm to 62 mm stepup ring.

Like this

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search

nyjets011269 · Feb 22, 2006, 8:43 PM

Thank's. It's for the FZ30. Is that good enough or is there a thinner one or is that even necessary?

genece · Feb 23, 2006, 9:02 AM

Stepup rings are all made pretty much the same (about the same thickness)....not true for stepdown rings. That said Kenko usually gets credit for thin rings.

I got a stepup ring from Lovelife ...he calls it a TRing ...its very thin but I am not sure its necessary but if you Email him he has most likely tested it with the Wcon08

http://cgi.ebay.com/Telephoto-W-Angl...QQcmdZViewItem

Twitch1977 · Feb 23, 2006, 2:02 PM

Hmm I was told all stepping rings were created equal. I hope the 55mm->52mm step down right I got for my Nikon 4T will work, it was the only one they sold on the site. :/

T

genece · Feb 23, 2006, 3:27 PM

That should make no difference with a macro lens ...but some stepdown rings are very thick.

The kenko is among the thinest and while that can be good they are not as sturdy and can get bent.....also if they get stuck on the lens they can be very difficult to remove because they flex too much. But thats another story.

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Feb 22, 2006, 12:41 AM	#1
nyjets011269 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 67	I am going to get this lens. Where is a good place to buy the step down ring and is thinner better and if so can you recommend a specific one? Thank's.

Feb 22, 2006, 7:50 AM	#2
genece Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,111	It is my guess you want to add the lens to a FZ5 or 30......if that is so the wcon08B has 62 mm threads so you want a 55mm to 62 mm stepup ring. Like this http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search

Feb 22, 2006, 8:43 PM	#3
nyjets011269 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 67	Thank's. It's for the FZ30. Is that good enough or is there a thinner one or is that even necessary?

Feb 23, 2006, 9:02 AM	#4
genece Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,111	Stepup rings are all made pretty much the same (about the same thickness)....not true for stepdown rings. That said Kenko usually gets credit for thin rings. I got a stepup ring from Lovelife ...he calls it a TRing ...its very thin but I am not sure its necessary but if you Email him he has most likely tested it with the Wcon08 http://cgi.ebay.com/Telephoto-W-Angl...QQcmdZViewItem

Feb 23, 2006, 2:02 PM	#5
Twitch1977 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 44	Hmm I was told all stepping rings were created equal. I hope the 55mm->52mm step down right I got for my Nikon 4T will work, it was the only one they sold on the site. :/ T

Feb 23, 2006, 3:27 PM	#6
genece Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,111	That should make no difference with a macro lens ...but some stepdown rings are very thick. The kenko is among the thinest and while that can be good they are not as sturdy and can get bent.....also if they get stuck on the lens they can be very difficult to remove because they flex too much. But thats another story.