Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dick, you should scout out a lens shade for the 35. I always found the 35 Summilux great for accesssories because you put the Series VI filters inside the lens shade. You can just pop off the shade if you want a shot sans filter. You can put the same lens shade on the 50 Summicron too, and go with just the one filter size. Of course, this was only with b/w filters when I wanted a filtered neg. We wouldn't use a filter without a specific need for one on this list. Regards, Bill >My Summilux uses the Series VII filters and shades. This gets one into the >tiny nooks and crannies of Leica lore -- otherwise omniscient Leica >salespeople look at it and swear that the front housing on the lens has >been replaced with some sort of aftermarket component. The result is that I >have no shade or filters to fit the lens, and I use a recent Leica plastic >cap that (almost) wedges into the outer flange of the lens housing. > >Bothered by these restrictions on the Summilux and lacking a really good >50mm for the M (I have a LTM Summarit 1.5 that I have used with an >adaptor), I bought a Tri-Elmar last fall. I haven't used the Summilux since >then. I will probably sell it at some point. > >Dick Baznik >__________ > >At 09:04 PM 2/7/99 -0600, you wrote: >>Surely someone has opinions of and advise concerning pre ASPH 35 Summilux ? >> >>tom >> >> >> > >