Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] 24 mm
From: Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 09:07:05 -0400
 
I second the use of the Heliopan filters.  They have a 'slim' version that is quite 'flat', and works perfectly.

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From: 	Jeff Alford
Sent: 	Tuesday, May 16, 2000 11:23 AM
To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: 	Re: [Leica] 24 mm


While it is true that B+W filters do not fit under the hood of the 24 (also
the 21 and tri-elmar, all use the same hood) Heliopan filters work like a
charm.

Jeff

snip> 
> Nice to hear so much positive comment about the 24/2.8, which is also my
> favourite lens. I find using the accessory viewfinder very relaxing as
> refocussing isn't such an issue with a real wideangle like this one. Only
> two dislikes: 1 - you can't mount anything other than Leica's crazily
> expensive filters under the lens hood;