Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A worse characteristic of the "new" 19mm is that it has "no" filter threads at all. So even your 4x4 won't work. But the new lens is a dandy, optically. The old lens is no slouch either. Jim At 06:57 PM 2/18/99 +0000, you wrote: >One characteristic of the earlier 19mm is that a filter cannot be >attached. In fact, the factory literature of the day noted that >filter use with this lens was not recommended - despite the >incorporation of filter threading. My own limited experimentation >resulted in the filter glass touching the font element of the lens. > >However, Lee now has a 4"x4" resin filter holder that I'm going to >try out as soon as I get a chance to cart the lens over to the supply >shop. I would use filters for color correction under fluorescent >lighting. > >Roy > > >On 18 Feb 99 at 14:06, Robert Rose wrote: > >> I have the chance to get a very nice condition 19mm but it is the >> earlier version. >> >> Aside from being able to pay my daughter's tuition for the better >> part of a year, what major differences has anyone found with the new >> version? >> >> Bob Rose >> >>