Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 39mm FLD Filter??
From: Malcolm McCullough <blayne@mbox2.singnet.com.sg>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 02:05:05 +0800

>Anyone know where to get 39mm (and other) Leica FLD or 30 Magenta and
>also 81C and EF?  At least four FLDs needed (3 of us in same
>predicament).

I have B+W CC20M, CC10M, KB6 and KR6 in 39 mm, 46 mm, 55 mm and 60 mm. I
ordered them all from Cathay Photo in Singapore. They took ages to arrive,
but they arrived. The CC filters are not coated. I selected the CC filters
after extensive trials with Lee polyester filters cut into circles to fit
behind (speak softly now) UV filters (or are they skylight?). I also took a
lot of readings of commonly used lamps with a Minolta Colormeter.
The CC filters are not cheap and everything in my camera bag has to justify
its existence - hence the extensive testing before purchase.
I found very few lamps that require CC30M. Some flouros require CC40M. In
those cases I just let the snaps get a bit green - it often fits the scene.
In a lot of night-time documentary work there is no one filter to suit all
the lamps in use anyway.

Malcolm
Singapore