Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A really idiotic filter question
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 08:58:49 -0400 (EDT)

The 39mm shown in the B+W catalog and web site is 39E.

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Dante Stella

On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, [iso-8859-1] Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> This may be the most silly question posed on the LUG
> this year, but I don't care...I am thinking of trying
> infrared film, and so have been looking at filters
> (deep red etc.). I have never used filters with any of
> my Leicas, and I do not understand the filter sizes.
> For example, my 50mm Summicron M has a filter size
> given as E39. All well and good, except that when I go
> to B&H's web site or Heliopan's ditto, I see no such
> size. All the sizes are given in terms of diameter,
> e.g. 55mm etc. So if I want to buy a filter for my
> Summicron, what size do I order????
> 
> Nathan
> 
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