Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Heliopan filters are made in Munich Germany. - -----Original Message----- From: Bud Cook [mailto:budcook@ibm.net] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 11:41 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Using polarizers w/Macro Elmarit Thanks Jim, I'm convinced. E60 it is:-) BTW, do you know where Heliopan filters made? They seem a bit cheaper than B+W but are supposed to have brass mounts and Schott glass.. Bud Jim Brick wrote: > I had my E60 60/2.8 converted to E55 in the early 80's. Cost $75 then. I > now have a 60/2.8 that is E60 and I will not have it converted. I like it > the way it is. The E60 version will take a filter AND a shade. When you put > a filter on the E55 version, the glass is sitting right out there waiting > to cause flare. You cannot use a shade to shade the filter. Yes, a brand X > screw-in shade would work, but the E60 version is simply easier all around. > There is nothing wrong with the E60 filter size. B+W, Heliopan, & Leica > cover most everything in E60 and most large Leica dealers stock a good > supply. I've never ever had a problem getting a particular E60 filter. > > Jim >