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Best filter size for a variety of m4/3 lenses?

Started Nov 8, 2015 | Questions thread
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dalemccl Contributing Member • Posts: 532
Best filter size for a variety of m4/3 lenses?

I have spent a small fortune buying various sized filters for cameras over the years and need to settle on one filter size and use step-up rings on my lenses. I am new to the m4/3 system as of a few weeks ago (Panny G7) and just tried 62mm filters (with step-up ring) on my two 58mm diameter lenses, but when I stack two filters (an occasional need) I get a little vignetting.

Looking at the specs for possible future lens purchases I might make, it looks like 58mm would probably be the largest size for the lens filter threads of those lenses and 46mm would be the smallest.

67mm filters might work, but I am thinking that I should buy 72mm to be safe. But I'm wondering if that large a diameter would stick out too far from the end of the lens and look odd, and be vulnerable to catching on something where it sticks out.

What are m4/3 users here using as a standard filter diameter to accommodate all your m4/3 lenses?

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