Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]somewhere i have an old tiffen catalogue that listed all these lens sizes. if i find it i'll send size. however 90 is a very unlikely. nikon made a lot of series nine adapters with 86mm threads which is slightly different than the american kodak size9 thread but those filters were drop in with retaining ring or shade. 86 would be educated guess (only ba and english at that you got guts, nerve,mustard,etc if you're heading out with a single bronica of that era. this is guiness book of records stuff. back then all pros, not all-pros, had 4. no kidding. one was on its way to marty forscher, one at marty forschers, one on the way back from marty and one at hand. if you've only one thirty years later treat it like a tiffany lamp. if you want some hillarious bronica stories:rof@mac.com. good luck, ralph > From: "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 23:23:15 -0700 > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Filter size for 40mm lens - OT > > I vaguely remember that it does require a special filter, and 90mm > sounds about right. > > Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka dot org> http://www.iisaka.org > Still lost in Mill Valley in Marin County, California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ron & Bee Lian Miller <rkmiller001@earthlink.net> > To: LEICA <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 3:42 PM > Subject: [Leica] Filter size for 40mm lens - OT > > >> would anyone know what filter size fits on a Nikkor 40mm f4 lens (fits >> on a Bronica EC) ? I've tried the newsgroups but rather desperate for > an >> answer today. I'll be bringing my M6 35mmf2 Asph. and a borrowed > Bronica >> to a Yellowstone/Teton trip next week and want to buy a polarizing >> filter for the Nikkor 40mm lens. Someone thought the filter size was >> 90mm but i have to be sure. And without having the lens infront of me > to >> check out until i get to the vacation spot is a bummer. I'll be > placing >> an order on B&H and hopefully it gets to L.A. by Friday standard > FedEx. >> >> thanks bee lian. >> >> >