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Subject: [Leica] Filter question on Screwmount Leica
From: cochranpr at mac.com (David Cochran)
Date: Fri Oct 21 19:41:23 2005
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Hi Marc. i want to thank you so much for taking time to write such a 
comprehensive advice on filters.

I will keep it for the records.

I want to thank all who have helped in kindness to allow me to grow a 
bit more in this fun world of Leica shooting....


peace


David
On Oct 21, 2005, at 6:07 PM, Marc James Small wrote:

> At 01:16 PM 10/21/05 -0700, David Cochran wrote:
>
>> I have a question regarding filters and my Summitar 5cm f2.
>>
>> Does it need an adapter?
>>
>> The filter thread seems to be too close to the objective lens and I 
>> have
> no idea what filter diameter it uses.
>>
>> After looking at GeeBee's photos and his use of filters on CN 400 I 
>> want
> to try filters on my camera.
>
> First, I rarely use filters, so this is not much of an issue for me.
>
> The Summitar was designed to be used with the "barn door" folding lens 
> hood
> and filters in a special tapered 36mm filter thread called "E36" by 
> Leitz.
> The lens hoods and filters are often available inexpensively from 
> dealers
> who do not recognize their rarirty -- I have picked up most of the 
> filters
> that way over the past decade or so at prices of $5 each.  Patience 
> pays.
>
> Both Ednalite and Tiffen made screw-in adapters in this tapered E36 
> thread
> for Serie VI filterrs, and these are the best way to go if you can find
> one.  Tiffen made two types of these, an older one simply marked "for
> Summarit" and a later black one, while Ednalite only made a black one. 
>  I
> forget the Tiffen and Ednalite designations and lack ready access to my
> files on this.  I suspect that either B+W or Heliopan would produce a 
> like
> adapter for you for a price they deem to be adequate.
>
> You can also use a slip-on Series VI adapter.  I believe that these 
> would
> be 39mm in diameter but you should measure your lens to be certain of 
> this.
>  Kodak, Tiffen, Ednalite, Hoya, and others have supplied these over the
> years.  In today's market, I would contact Harrison and Harrison in
> California, as their products are of the highest quality and are 
> relatively
> inexpensive.  I suspect that a Serie VI slip-on adapter, hood, and two
> filters could be had for under $50.
>
> I use a screw-in Tiffen adapter on the Summitar on my IIIc, a screw-in
> Ednalite adapter on the Summarit on my IIIf RDST, and an E39 screw-in
> adapter on the Summicron on my IIIg.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@aya.yale.edu
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>
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