Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/02

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Filter Rant
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 14:38:49 -0400

Damn, but you are unpatriotic, Steve! It's Duct Tape he ought to use!
:-)

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve
LeHuray
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 2:31 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Filter Rant


> I just spent a few hours in a truly delightful park, Mt Arabia, trying

> to emphasis the clouds with an orange or red filter.  What a freaking 
> mess. Old lenses take 39mm mostly, the 90 takes a 46, the 21 takes a 
> 48, the 75 takes a 60, the 24 takes a 55.  It's almost enough to long 
> for the days of series filters, almost.  Sure, I could acquire 
> stepping rings out to 60 or more probably 62, but then would have to 
> deal with new hoods for all the lenses.  Hmm, maybe a big rubber band 
> and 77mm filters on the front.
>
> Grrrrr.
>
> Thanks for listening.
>
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>

Don,

Gaffer taping the filters in place would solve the problem. Use 4 short
pieces in the N.S.E.W postion.

sl
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