Step Up Down Ring

The male side screws into the end of the lens and the filter screws into the female side.

Step up down ring.

Step up rings for filters screw onto the ends of camera lenses. Aps c and micro four thirds. They adjust a larger lens thread to accommodate a smaller filter. Step up step down rings don t work well with lens hoods so you ll likely have to do without the hood.

The exception to this rule is when using lenses and filters designed for larger format cameras i e. Full frame on smaller format cameras i e. A stepping ring is simply a thin metal ring with a male filter thread of a certain size on one side and a female filter thread of a different size on the other side. Basically the corners are getting less light because of the tunnel that is created.

They attach filters that are too big. There are usually used to mount accessories. Step down rings are not as widely used as step up rings because in most cases the smaller filter sizes result in vignetting. Filter ring adapter k f concept 18pcs camera lens filter metal stepping rings kit includes 9pcs step up ring set 9pcs step down ring set black 4 5 out of 5 stars 719 25 99 25.

Step down rings are also available that connect filters with diameters smaller than the lens. If you do there s a good chance you ll damage the lens s thread. When using step down rings and filters one can notice a lot of vignetting. To solve this you can use stepping rings.

Pile of step up and step down rings. Step down rings do the exact opposite of a step up ring. As with regular filters don t over tighten them.