Re: [Leica] Reviewing my options

["Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>]

Thank you.  You've answered my most pressing question...the lens will take
an E60 filter.

I called Leica and they wanted $275 to convert the lens to E55.  We both
agreed that it would be cheaper to buy two filters than to have the lens
converted.

Regards,
Bud

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Anderson, Ferrel E <AndersonF@ria.army.mil>
To: 'leica users group' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 4:44 PM
Subject: [Leica] Reviewing my options


> Bud,
>
> If you have an E55 circular polarizer, get the step down ring, which would
> be an E60 to E55 ring.
>
> If you don't have the E55 filter, my suggestion is to get the Leica E60
> Circular Polarizer, or an independent polarizer.  Leica has redesigned the
> E60 Circular polarizer by making the mount much shorter, probably so that
it
> can be used on wide angle lenses, namely the 24 Elmarit-R.  The earlier
> version of the filter resulted in some vignetting with this lens.  These
> filters have different catalogue numbers.  This is also the option to
follow
> if you stack filters, since the Leica E60 filters have a front E60 thread.
> This advice pertains to the E55 option also.
>
> I purchased the lens hood and the Serie VIII circular polarizer.  It
works,
> but that little wheel doesn't turn the filter very quickly.  I prefer to
use
> the E60 Circular polarizer with this lens.  By the way, I like the lens
> hood.  I keep it on the lens constantly.  It provides protection to the
> filter mounting ring of the lens, and works well with the drop in series
> filters.
>