My 500/4E FL arrived from MOB today, looks to be in great shape, especially for the $2700 I paid. However it came with the C-PL405 drop in polarizer filter. Will contact MPB tomorrow since I am pretty sure they listed the lens as coming with the NC filter.
I don't want the 1+stop loss from the filter. However, I am having trouble locating a 40.5mm drop-in filter holder with threads for the screw-in filter.
I see some 40.5mm gel filter holders on eBay for not a lot of money. The Z8 will compensate for the focus plane shift but I am reading that the flat NC filter is essential for harsher conditions - backlit scenes, high contrast wildlife, subject and infinity focus, etc. Are these noticeable?
Final option is to attempt to hack the C-PL405 and remove the CPL filter and replace it with a 40.5mm NC filter 3624. Anyone done that?
My 500/4E FL arrived from MOB today, looks to be in great shape, especially for the $2700 I paid. However it came with the C-PL405 drop in polarizer filter. I don't want the 1+stop loss from the filter and want to replace it with an empty pass-through holder. However, I am having trouble locating a 40.5mm dorp-in filter holder with threads for the screw-in filter. I see some 40.5mm gel filter holders on eBay for not a lot of money but can't find conclusive info on whether they work for the 500/4 FL.
Dec 02, 2025 at 09:16 PM
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