Customer Reviews

Fotodiox 7 Metal Step Up Ring Set, Anodized Black Metal 49-52mm, 52-55mm, 55-58mm, 58-62mm, 62-67mm, 67-72mm, 72-77mm

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I've been doing photography for years as a hobby - I've got all the fancy stuff and filters for everything. Problem is - filters are EXPENSIVE - especially the good ones, so I looked into these.

I've heard about step-up rings before but avoided them because they were always kind of pricey - you need one for each size lens. Fortunately this set packs everything from 49 - 77mm, so you can make it just the size you need it (stacking the rings together) and at such a cheap price. Build quality is good, but stacked together it does become kind of bulky (so if space is at a minimum in your bag, these might be a bit much. Fortunately you can always just bring whatever sizes you need - it'll still be less than if you were to bring filters for each lens!

If you buy these, buy the largest size filter you need - usually 77mm - then just use the step up rings to make it the size you need it. Using this method I was able to bring just 1 polarizer and use it on a 18-55 lens, a 70-200, and a variety of primes (30, 50, 85), all of which use different filter sizes. Wish I had bought this earlier!

Works well. However, the material used is of poor quality creating very fine particles during screwing - unscrewing. If these end on your lens or filter and you use a cleaning method other than high pressure air, then abrasive effects to be expected.

This is a great concept, but the material is very thin. It's easy to dent and bend these rings. Take good care of them.

I was looking specifically for a 67-72mm step up ring, but the price on this product was so low, that I bought these instead. This step-up ring set is made of all metal, the threading makes attaching and detaching from the lens / filter fairly effortless. Storage is very easy, since the rings all screw together, making a tidy little cone. I have zero complaints about the filter ring set. One caveat is that you may not be able to use your lens hood while a larger filter is attached; this isn't so much a problem with the ring set, but a configuration that wasn't accounted for by the lens manufacturer. If a lens hood is an absolute requirement, then there are screw mount lens hoods on the market that will attach to these as well. With the low cost and high utility of this ring set, I would consider it a "must-have" for any photographer's toolbox.

This is a great idea. Price is great and the fact that I can use any of my lenses with one set of step-up rings..awesome. I bought my 77mm sigma polarizer and have no problems with the fit. The 49-52 and 52-55 rings do no sit inside of eachother, but the rest do for easy storage. My only grip is that they feel kinda flimsy. They are solid, but seem to be a thinner metal than the Tiffen brand. Definitely consider this product if you are every expanding your lens collecton and want one good polarizer and a set of step-up rings to fit them all.

It's a god accessory for its price. I've not used it effectively yet, just few tests at home. But I think it was a bit difficult to fix on the lens. It fits easily, but I can few the friction between the materials of the lens, the adapter and the filters. I didn't like this felling very much.

Having invested in a B+W Graduated 502 neutral density - Filter - graduated - 77 mm as well a Hoya Moose - Filter - warm circular polarizer - 72 mm, I didn't want to buy duplicates in other filter sizes. This isn't an uncommon conundrum, thus step-up rings were created. They can come in all sizes and thicknesses as well as materials, but needing a cheap and comprehensive solution, I sought out a bundle such as this.

With that in mind, I ordered the Fotodiox rings, and they arrived the next day. Since I was leaving for a 2 week vacation, I threw them in my bag before giving them a try in a more controlled environment. I primarily used the 72mm - 77mm ring, which allowed my Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens to use the 77mm grad ND filter (a boon with the ever-present Norwegian sun). This combination worked without any issues, but the step-up ring seemed more inclined to want to cross threads than I'm used to. This seemed to not happen as much in subsequent installation. Some vignetting was seen, and when I added the polarizer in a stack, the corners were black until 35mm. This isn't entirely due to the step-up ring, as both filters are somewhat thick, but there definitely are thinner step up rings (for a higher cost). Going from 67mm-72mm-77mm worked, as my 67mm lens is a full frame tele lens (Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras), and I can imagine the somewhat thick nature of these step up rings causing an issue on DX wide angle lenses.

All told, I'm glad I bought these rings, but if you're looking for the absolute best solution (especially for wide angle lenses), look elsewhere.

VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS PRODUCT, GREAT PRICE ALSO, I BOUGHT BOTH THE STEP UP AND STEP DOWN RING SETS. AND I WAS SURPRISED HOW WELL THEY FIT ON MY LENS AND FILTERS..MIKE

This is at first cumber some for me for I have to dig through my bag and chose filters and rings for the proper fit. But that I will get used to. It is a big leap from just shooting with one over all lens to shoot with prime and all sorts of filters but it all boils down to one thing getting that awesome shot. The rings give me great capability of exchanging my filters on multiple lens sizes. Great product and it also resembles solid pro grade quality. They are tough metal components. Great precision and quality of manufacturing. They fit well. Love using them.

They can be a little hard to separate, but they get the job done, and they haven't broken on me yet.