Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Peter K. and Jim Brick for your response to my question about polorazing filters. I will order the mc ones for my R4. I read the Pop Photo tests on 50mm lens. I have a 50mm 1.4 R lens which I bought new in the early 80's. Also bought the 35 2.8 and the 135 2.8 new at the same time. I could never get the quality pictures that I thought that this outfit should produce. I thought that it was my problem with focusing. So I switched to Nikons--first an 8008 than N90s. The quality of my photos improved. Now having more time on my hands, I thought that I would give the R4 another try but first I thought that it should be cleaned, adjusted etc. I took it to Leica in NJ where they found that the light meter was off as well as the focus. Now I can't wait to get it back to put it through its paces. All that long-winded introduction to this question: Should I expect to get as good photos from these older R lenses as compared to the newer ones? They look so much less expensive used as the new ones. Is it because the new ones have electronics etc. built into them? Is the glass, formulas etc. essentially the same? Thanks for any input. Peter in NJ >so saturated after using a polarizer that it looked like a fake evening >blue. > >Peter K > >-----Original Message----- >From: Peter C. Palmieri [mailto:palmieri@cybernex.net] >Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 6:04 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] filter usage > > >With a R 35mm lens, do I use the multicoated B + W circular polarized filter >for wide angle lenses or the "regular" filter? > >I take a lot of landscapes with the 35 lens and I want the sky to look blue >and not white. Am I on the right track in using a polarized filter to >achieve this objective? > >Peter in NJ > >