Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The filtering challenge with this lens is the curvature of the front element which eliminates the use of "off the shelf" 82 mm filters - the glass of the filter will contact the glass of the lens. Another approach with this lens is the B+W special wide angle filter holder which holds an unmounted 90 mm glass filter. It doesn't vignette and it separates the filter from the lens element Roy On 19 Jun 99 at 0:21, Joe Berenbaum wrote: > At 06:00 PM 6/18/99 -0300, you wrote: > >Joe: > > > >I had the early 19mm out on demo a while back, and I think that the hood > >bayonetted on and the lens had the filter threads. It did not take series > >filters. > > > >Regards, > > It takes a B+W "Wideangle" 82mm filter but this is a big dinnerplate > sized thing on the front with no lens cap or hood that I know of to > fit over it. I was hoping the phrase "filters held on by lens hood" > in the Collectors' Guide might be accurate but I looked at the lens > again and it seems that isn't possible- the front bulges too much. > The B+W wa filter sits over the front so it will work where a filter > that went inside the hood would not. So it is B+W wideangle filters > I suppose, or no filters. > > Joe Berenbaum > >