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

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Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] A ... filter question
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 13:08:18 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Oh well, maybe I remembered wrong...thought the thread was different, 
but maybe not....I do remember the serrations on the "front", tho....
Walt


On Tue, 3 Oct 2000 16:30:14 +0100 Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net> wrote:O
> Walt,
> That's contrary to my experience, though they do screw right inside the 
> lens rather than having a retaining lip to stay exposed. This can lead to 
> them touching the front element.
> They are gripped by a serated edge to their top, rather than their sides.
> Worth the struggle if you're hard pressed to find or afford the Leica 
> alternatives and you find them going cheap.
> Jem
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Walter S Delesandri [SMTP:walt@jove.acs.unt.edu]
> Sent:	03 October 2000 14:24
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	Re: [Leica] A ... filter question
> 
> The Nikon 39mm filters for the long lenses do not fit....
> Walt
> 
> On Tue, 3 Oct
> 2000, Tim Spragens wrote:
> 
> > On 3 Oct 00, at 4:48, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> >
> > > ... E39... So if I want to buy a filter for my
> > > Summicron, what size do I order????
> >
> > They're 39mm with 0,5mm thread pitch. I don't know of any 39mm
> > filter with a different pitch.
> >
> > Tim S:
> >
> >