The System

The LEE System has a couple of essential elements you'll need to use our filters, and a wide range of optional accessories that give total flexibility.

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Filter holder Adaptor rings

At the core of the LEE Filters system is the holder, which comes assembled with two filter slots but can easily be adapted to take up to four filters.

The holder is designed to be compatible with 100mm filters – our standard width. To fit the holder to the lens, an adaptor ring is required.

There are two types of LEE Filter adaptor ring:
one for general use, and one for wide-angle lenses.

Filter Holder

Filters can slide up and down within the holder… and rotate

Holder Versatility

The LEE Filters holder has been designed with almost every photographic eventuality and combination in mind.

Up to four filters of different types can be used in one holder. For instance you could combine neutral density and warm-up filters to respond to a specific lighting situation. Or if you shoot black and white you might select a red filter plus a neutral density standard to darken blue skies and slow down the exposure.

Crucially, once fitted to the adaptor ring, the holder can be rotated to any angle. This permits the photographer to balance the exposure even when the brightest areas fall, say, within the top left hand 'triangle' of the scene.

Which Holder?

Foundation Kit

The Foundation Kit takes standard 100mm filters, and can be constructed to take up to three filters at any one time. The Foundation Kit, like all others, clips onto the adaptor ring which, in turn, screws onto your camera's lens.

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Single filter configuration Three filter configuration

How the holder is constructed?

  1. Fit the back cover plates to the back plate
  2. Fit the filter holder guides to the back cover plates.
    Up to four guides, or slots, can be used with one holder.
  3. Fit the front cover plates to the filter holder guides.

Professional Kit

The Professional Kit features two filter holders and a tandem adaptor to join them together. This allows independent rotation of grads, as well as the option to use more than four filters if desired.

Upgrade Kit

The Upgrade Kit contains a filter holder and a tandem adaptor and converts your foundation holder into a professional kit.

Push-on filter holder

The push-on filter holder has been specifically designed to fit straight to certain large format wide-angle lenses which otherwise will not take a filter system. It takes the standard 100mm filters and fits directly to lenses with an outside diameter of 100mm (filter thread often 95mm). It can be custom adapted to fit lenses or centre filters of smaller diameter, but is not generally the best option for sizes less than 86mm.

Other lens sizes

For rangefinder cameras or some smaller digital cameras, the RF-75 filter holder fits lenses with a diameter of 67mm or less.

The SW-150 filter holder has been designed specifically to fit the Nikon 14-24mm lens.

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Adaptor Rings

The adaptor ring screws onto the camera's lens and, in turn, the filter holder clips onto the adaptor ring.

The adaptor ring screws onto the lens with a fluid action, thanks to the sturdy construction and aluminium screw thread.

Standard adaptor rings are available
in the following thread sizes:

49, 52, 55, 58, 62, 67, 72, 77, 82, 86, 93 and 105mm, as well as Rollei IV, and 50, 60 and 70mm bayonet fitting for Hasselblad lenses.

Wide-angle adaptor rings are available
in the following thread sizes:

49, 52, 55, 58, 62, 67, 72, 77, 82mm.

Special sizes can be made to order


Standard adaptor ring

The standard adaptor ring is suitable for use with lenses up to a moderate wide-angle. It sits in front of the lens's front thread. The standard adaptor ring is compatible with lens focal lengths of approximately 24-28mm (35mm SLR equivalent) and upwards.

Wide-angle adaptor ring

The wide-angle adaptor ring is suitable for use with wide-angle lenses. It differs from the standard adaptor ring by sitting closer to the front element of the camera's lens. As a result, the likelihood of vignetting is dramatically reduced.

Polariser

Polarising filters are used to manage light at wave-length scale. This can be useful when photographing skies. water, glass etc.

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Lens Hoods

The LEE Filters range of lens hoods can be used alone or in conjunction with filters, allowing the photographer to shade the lens and enhance their photographic composition at the same time.

Thanks to their flexibility, these hoods can be used at varying angles, so can selectively shade parts of the image, or even match the movements of a large format camera – making them a versatile addition to the photographers' kit bag.

All LEE Filters lens hoods are self-supporting – a feature unique to us. This means, quite simply, they have no need for rails or guides in order to be adjusted or maintain their structure.

As a result, they are compact and light, so don't become a hindrance to the landscape photographer who prefers to travel light.

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The Universal Hood

Designed to suit the needs of most photographers this works as both a simple lens shade, and in conjunction with filters. It comes assembled with two filter slots, but can also be configured to take different filter combinations. It is ideal for shading wide-angle lenses on DSLR, 35mm SLR and medium format cameras.

The Wide-angle Hood

The much larger bellows that are a characteristic of the Wide-angle Hood mean it can be used in conjunction with wide or very large lenses – reducing the chances of vignetting that would arise if a standard hood were to be used.


The Standard Hood

If a 2mm slot is fitted to the front of any LEE Filters holder, the holder is then compatible with the standard hood, which simply slots in and is ready for use. Alternatively, the hood can be fitted directly onto an adaptor ring. Like the Universal and Wide-angle hoods, the Standard hood is self-supporting, and is flexible and easily adjusted. For even more creative options, it is compatible with a set of guides which allow vignettes to be fitted to the front of the hood.

Slotted Hoods Standard/Wide-angle

Designed to fit onto the lens via the adaptor ring (as opposed to the filter holder) the slotted hoods come in single (one filter) or double (two filters) options, with vignette guides as standard. The 2mm filter slots are situated immediately behind the bellows, while the hood itself has the same structure and flexibility as all others in the range. Both standard and wide-angle hoods are available with a slotted option; they are particularly suitable for social photographers who may require a hood and holder combination.

RF-75 Filter System

Owners of rangefinder cameras have had problems with the size of filters in holders blocking part of the viewfinder and sometimes even restricting the taking of light readings.

Now there is a solution.

The RF-75 system is a high quality precision filter holder that is compact, lightweight and designed to fit lenses with a diameter of 67mm or less.

The holder will benefit users of rangefinder and high end digital compact cameras, but will equally be of use for large and medium format users who require a smaller, more compact filter system.

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The RF-75 system features its own circular polarising filter. The unique clip-on design means it can be snapped onto the front of the holder and rotated independently of any graduated filters also in use. Aside from the polariser, the system includes a full range of resin and some glass filters, which are sized at 75x90mm.

The holder has been designed so that it is compatible with some of the widest angle lenses, allowing them to be used in conjunction with at least one filter and a polariser.

The front of the filter holder features laser-etched markings, these allow accurate positioning of the filter even when the effect cannot be viewed through the lens.

Adaptor ring thread sizes:

The holder attaches to the lens via a screw-in adaptor ring. The adaptor ring is available in the following thread sizes: 39, 40.5, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 60, 62 and 67mm.


The Deluxe Set

The components of the RF-75 system can be purchased individually, or it is available as a set, which includes both filters and hardware.

A Deluxe Set features a holder, polarising filter and three neutral density graduated filters; all you need is to add the appropriate adaptor rings for your lenses.

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After – RF75 System with LEE 0.9 ND Standard

After LEE RF75

SW-150 Filter Holder

The SW-150 Filter Holder has been designed specifically to fit the Nikon 14-24mm lens.

The SW-150 is available as a Starter Kit containing a Filter Holder, Adaptor Collar for the lens, a 0.6ND Hard Graduated filter 150mm x 170mm, and a Neoprene Lens cap that fits over the collar when the holder is not attached.

The full range of LEE resin graduated and standard filters are also available to order for the SW-150 but there is no Polariser or Big Stopper available for this system.

A separately sold custom fitting called the "System Adaptor" allows you to fit the SW-150 onto an existing LEE Adaptor Ring enabling it to be fitted to other lenses.

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Before

Before

After – Nikon 14-24mm lens with LEE SW-150 filter holder and 0.6 ND Grad

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