Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 9:17 AM -0500 2/7/03, Noel Charchuk wrote: >I received a Series Circular Polarizer (On topic) it was a Leitz in >a shipment of items. I searched the archives, and found I need to >mount it with the dot towards the camera. >However, after screwing in the Series ring, I find it rather awkward >to turn the filter while viewing the polaring effect in the VF, >without getting fingerprints all over the glass. >Can anybody recommend a simple procedure, (short of wearing >CSI-style latex gloves) to avoid this? > >Thanks >Noel Noel, the series polarizers were intended to be used in certain lens hoods that had a small wheel on the side to turn the polarizer. The only other practical use I've found for one is to put one (in this case, a Series VII) in a 12504 hood for various E39 lenses, and take it off, look through it for the effect and clip it one again in the same position. Worked very well. - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html