Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W filters
From: Leon Davenport <leonjdav@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 13:24:41 -0800

I like the B+W filters very much.  If you want and alternate brand Heilopan
are also very good.  Most others, in my opinion aren't up to the quality of
the Leica lenses.  I've tried and I always go back.

Leon.

> From: Kenneth Epstein <kepstein@mediaone.net>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 11:46:43 -0500
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] B&W filters
> 
> I have been trying B&W film (Ilford HP5 Plus) with my first M6 TTL and 35
> Summicron.  I think that I would like to try some filters to bring out
> clouds.  I noticed that Leica no longer shows their 3 B&W filters on their
> WWW site.  Are these still available, is there any benefit to staying with
> Leica filters?  If not, what other brands have the best glass (B+W?)?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ken
> _______________________________
> Kenneth Epstein
> <mailto:kepstein@mediaone.net>
>