Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/25

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Subject: [Leica] Filters and Filter Mounts
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:51:28 -0400
References: <p0623091ec5f05275814b@[10.0.1.199]> <C5F050F6.21BC7%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> <20090325221350.710C71BF523@barracuda.rutabaga.org> <032620090044.2990.49CACFFD000A784100000BAE223045151403010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

At 08:44 PM 3/25/2009, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:

 >
 >When I was looking for UV/IR filters, I could not find anyone who had
 >them or could order them. ? Also I do not think you will find a UV/IR
 >filter for $20 or $25 anywhere. ? They do now have these filters in
 >stock at several dealers, but not at those prices, try 5 times that price.

<sigh>  I preach and preach and the congregation 
sleeps through the sermon.  Harrison & Harrison 
provide filters to Hollywood.  They are US-made 
and VERY high quality.  And you buy them 
directly, not through dealers.  Helipan and B+W 
are other options but, again, order 
directly.  All of these firms have web-sites and are user-friendly.

And, yes, H&H Series VII filters run around $25 
or so.  I haven't needed to buy any since the 
middle 1990's, when they were $7 each.

As for Summitar filters, both Ednalite and Tiffen 
made Series VI adapter rings for the Summitar, 
and these are the sort of thing you score at a 
camera show for $1 or so.  My IIIc camera came 
with a Tiffen Summitar adapter, so I've never 
used the Leitz Summitar filters though I do on a few of these.

Marc



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Replies: Reply from jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] Filters and Filter Mounts)
In reply to: Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] 35/1.4 Pre-Aspherical filter size?)
Message from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] 35/1.4 Pre-Aspherical filter size?)
Message from marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] 35/1.4 Pre-Aspherical filter size?)
Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com) ([Leica] 35/1.4 Pre-Aspherical filter size?)