Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/24

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Subject: [Leica] Filter size of 50/2.8 Elmar
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:04:57 -0700
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At 12:17 PM -0500 7/24/09, James Laird wrote:
>Does it have to be E39, or will any 39mm filter do?
>
>Jim
>
>On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Vick Ko<vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>  39mm, like most M lenses.
>>
>>  Vick
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  James Laird wrote:
>>>
>>>  Anyone know what filter size the 50/2.8 Elmar collapsible takes? It's
>>>  circa 1957 #1550596. Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>>  Jim

E39 means 'Einschraub' 39mm; ie, screw-in 39mm as opposed to A36 
which the older 3.5 Elmars take, meaning 'Aufsteck' 36mm, or 
'slip-on'.

So in any case, 39mm is the size. The pitch is all the same.

The E5.5 is kind of a bastardized size, as in the first instance 
Series go in full numbers, and 5.5 is not defined except by 
individual manufacturers, and then Series are drop in filters, not 
threaded.

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Replies: Reply from ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Filter size of 50/2.8 Elmar)
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