Nikon Rumors Forum » Topic: Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing

kyoshinikon on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

kyoshinikon — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:46:50 +0000

Don't parafocal lenses do this?

friedmud on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

friedmud — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:41:56 +0000

Many cheap kit lenses do it. My 18-55 IS kit lens on my Canon XSi did for instance.

For landscape photography where I use graduated ND filters this is a must have feature (to not rotate). However, anyone that needs this feature isn't going to be looking at cheap lenses that do it so it's kind of a non-issue ;-)

msmoto on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

msmoto — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:55:25 +0000

Come on boys, give Nikon a break....this is a $200 lens....amazing one can buy a lens from Nikon for this price.... :-)

....and a B & W or Nikon polarizing filter for this will cost $75 anyway.....so it would follow that folks with this lens will most likely not be purchasing an expensive polarizing filter.... I must think like Nikon on this one......LOL

adamz on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

adamz — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:41:35 +0000

seen and owned :) though it was some time ago

TaoTeJared on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

TaoTeJared — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:26:58 +0000

Well I'll be - there is a recent one.

spraynpray on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

spraynpray — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:25:03 +0000

Wife's 18-55 VR does that. Bizzarre.

TaoTeJared on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

TaoTeJared — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:21:53 +0000

I have not seen a lens released in the last 8 years (when I really focused on photography) where the filter ring moved.

So why in the world do they even bother to mention it?

R8R on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

R8R — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:53:19 +0000

I've seen a few lenses that do this. They were in a box of used lenses at a garage sale.

Not sure why they even mention the lack of this attribute in lens reviews anymore.

mtkmmt on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

mtkmmt — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:51:34 +0000

At least one quite popular lens with this "feature" is older non-OS version of the crappy Sigma 70-300. None of us here uses that i think but it is still very popular among people who buy their first ever camera. First lens in a long path leading to 300 F4 or 2.8 ;)

Lare on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

Lare — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:14:00 +0000

Good point. The last place i ran into this was a lens for my Minolta 35mm camera.

TaoTeJared on "Where does this exist - front filter threads rotate with focusing"

TaoTeJared — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:49:17 +0000

"The front filter threads do not rotate with focusing"

I have read that statement in lens reviews forever and have yet to ever seen a lens where this is the case - and I have owned somewhere near 50 lenses. Has anyone ever seen one of these or is this the sasquatch of the camera industry?