Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That lens will vignette with a thick filter in the holder, and don't make the mistake of thinking a 12585 will work. Be careful with the 12504 as it is easily bent. The pre asph is one of the Leica lenses I kept! Sent from my iPhone Sonny Carter http://www.SonC.com/look > On Mar 30, 2017, at 9:21 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Thanks, Bob. What I'm trying to do is proof that nothing is ever as easy > as it ought to be: I've picked up a 35mm Summilux preASPH, a nifty small > lens. It comes with a clip on Leica 12504 hood which unscrews into two > parts and acts as a holder for a series 7 filter. I read somewhere else > that it also will hold a 49mm filter and I found one of those in my stuff > box but it vignettes so I'm looking to try a series 7 if I can find one to > see if it does the same thing. > > The quest never ends, does it? > > Perfection is just one more gadget away..... > > --Bob > >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Though it's not cheap, Leica makes a step-down ring that will hold an 82mm >> filter. I just bought one and mounted a Lee 82mm WA adapter (that I've had >> for over a decade) to use all my 100mm filters with. Screw in 82mm filters >> will also work of course. >> Just an alternative should you not find your series VII filter. >> Best, >> Bob >> >> >> Bob Adler >> www.robertadlerphotography.com >> *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* >> >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 4:10 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> The title says it all. >>> >>> --Bob Baron / Oklahoma City >>> robertbaron1 at gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information