Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nope--I haven't heard of a problem w/ step-up adapters, just w/ step-down. Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote:So you don't think there would be a vignetting problem with the 21/4 with a 39->49 stepup adapter? Scott Bill Smith wrote: >Scott: > >I have a variety of approx. 30 y.old compact/ full size Japanese RFs and >full size Nikons--lens sizes from 40.5 to 58mm. I settled on (w/ advice >from B+W, Germany--B+W, USA never responded to my inquiry!) 49mm and 55mm >as my standard sizes. I chose 55mm instead of 58mm because I wanted to use >the fine Hama square hood for my RFs (the same hood also comes in 49mm). My >filters are all Hoya HMC and my adapters are all steel Heliopan (red, >orange, green for B/W; 81A and 81C for color). I bought everything mail >order from Tim Rice in Berkeley, CA, tijori@rcn.com w/o any hitch. I keep >my filters sorted w/ two, metal filter stackers. > >The system works great! > >Bill > >Nathan Wajsman wrote: >Scott, > >Why not just buy filters in the biggest size (ignoring the Nokton >perhaps), i.e. E46, and then use adapter rings for the E39 and E43 >lenses? Adapters are a lot cheaper than filters. > >Nathan > >Scott McLoughlin wrote: > > > >>I shoot almost all B&W with my two M6TTL's and a smattering of >>Leica and CV lenses. I'm generally a fan of light green/yellow filters >>for general B&W shooting, and have equipped my two "main shooters" >>with these filters (B+W): Leica 28/2 E46 filter and CV 50/1.5 E52 >>filter. >> >>My other two "2nd'ary shooters" are currently filterless: Leica current >>90/2.8 E46 filter and CV 21/4 E39 filter, although I do have a medium >>yellow E39 >>for the CV 21/4 and CV 50/2.5 E39 (when i want a smaller 50 shooting >>setup). >>In general, for convenience, I imagine just snagging two more (E46 and E39) >>yellow/green B+W filters is an obvious plan. >> >>So now my real question. I'd like to experiment with red and orange >>filters, >>something I haven't done with my Leica/CV lenses. I won't be using red or >>orange filters for "regular" all-around shooting, so I'd like to avoid >>outfitting >>each lens with both red and orange filters. >> >>So, I'm wondering, with concerns for possible vignetting, I'm wondering >>what >>"optimal" or minimal configuration or red/orange filters I might achieve >>with >>stepup rings. The current stable of lenses is: >> >>CV 21/4 E39 >>CV 50/2.5 E39 >>CV 35/2.5 P-I (LTM) E43 >>Leica 28/2 E46 >>Leica 90/2.8 (current) E46 >>CV 50/1.5 E52 >> >>Any and all advice greatly appreciated. >>Thanks! >> >>Scott >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com