Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] B+W UV filter on Elmarit-M 21/2.8
From: Jeff Alford <alford@batnet.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 23:00:46 -0800
 
Jim,

I wasn't so lucky! Tried four different filters, no fit. It's really annoying!

Jeff Alford

Jim Laurel wrote:

> One note about using B+W filters on the Elmarit-M 21/2.8...  The first one I
> tried at the local camera store made it impossible to put the hood on.  The
> salesperson suggested we try another (identical model).  Voila!  Now, the
> hood fits just fine.  Chalk it up to manunfacturing variances, I guess.
>
> > I recently discovered (much to my disappointment) that I cannot use my B+W
> > filters on my 21/2.8 ASPH with the hood! The diameter of the filters is
> > too
> > large! I contacted Leica in Germany and the reply was that Leica conforms
> > to
> > the ISO standard on filter sizes. Therefore B+W filter rings must not be
> > manufactured to ISO standards.
> >