bodiebill

Looked all over for a 32 mm UV lens filter for a Kodak Retina IIa with no luck
That size is not even listed by filter manufacturers
Any sources?
went through 500 listings on E-bay with no success
help

Bill_de Loc: US

How about this?

https://www.amazon.com/Ultraviolet-Clear-Protection-Protector-Filter/dp/B00PJRRIJ0

Or this?

https://www.fotoimpex.com/cameras-accessories/heliopan-filter-uv-haze-diameter-32mm.html

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bodiebill

Thanks
ordered one immediately
they must be uncommon, not even listed in Tiffen sizes

Bill_de Loc: US

uhaas2009

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Voigtlander-317-32-32mm-UV-Filter-MINT-Condition/114148981734?hash=item1a93cf3be6:g:lPgAAOSwi-BebN4J

Just type in google 32mm I’ve filter

MrPhotog

When that camera was made there wasn’t a huge market for filters that screwed on directly to the lenses of rangefinder cameras. Many camera lenses at the time were not even threaded for filters.

Instead, filters were manufactured in ‘series’ sizes that were standardized and not threaded. Then adapter rings could be fitted to any lens. Usually these adapters were a slip fit and slid over the outside of the lens barrel. While they held filters well during the exposures, they were larger than the diameter of the lens and prone to fall off if jostled.

It might be difficult to use a camera case with the filter attached to the lens, so the filters were usually removed and stored in cases between pictures.

At the time it was not the practice to put a filter on a camera lens and leave it on all the time for protection. (Times have changed!)

If you had two or more lenses of different sizes it was common to buy a filter for the largest diameter filter and adapter rings to allow that filter to be used on the smaller-diameter lenses.

Today Most lenses are made to a standard Metric barrel diameter and thread pitch. You can buy step-up and step-down rings that let you use larger filters on smaller lenses (say a 77mm filter on a 55mm diameter lens). Same idea, but a little more secure.

Should you be looking for inexpensive used filters, I believe you would be looking for a series VI filter and adapter/filter holder.

While a series V filter could fit, the thickness pf the filter and adapter might create some vignetting. Series sizes were frequently written in Roman numerals if you are searching for them.

Here is a link to a wikipedia article on filters which might give more help.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_filter

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

I see you’ve found a source, but here’s one for future reference. These guys have helped me find find some odd size filters and holders for vintage cameras on several occasions.

https://www.filterfind.net/

Stan