Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think you'll need an adapter. The 40/2 has two little raised ears on the aperture ring that prevent you from attaching anything to the outside of the lens. You could probably get a screw-in filter, remove the glass, and attach it to that though. Mike Quinn on 2/6/00 7:11 PM, John Collier at jbcollier@home.com wrote: > The filter thread on the 40mm summicron is not E39 (39 x 0.5) it is 39 x > 0.75 (some references call it SP39). The 40mm summicron is supposed to be > used with series 7 filters retained by the hood. The outside diameter, where > the lens cap goes, is 41.5 mm as compared to 42 mm on the E39/A42 lenses. I > think that the clamping mech on the 13352 polarizer would work fine but you > might have to add a piece of tape. > > John Collier > >> From: Stanley E Yoder <syoder+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU> >> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 19:25:16 -0500 (EST) >> Subject: [Leica] 40/2 Summicron-C filter size >> >> What is the outside diameter of this CL lens? Will E39/A42 >> accessories like the 13352 polarizer fit, or are they too large? If the >> latter, any adapters along the lines of the SOOGZ?