Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/18

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Subject: [Leica] re 50m/1.8 Yashinon screw thread
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sun Apr 18 12:32:18 2004
References: <9a.85896f3.2db3f93f@aol.com>

Dante Stella must know that. He is the king of obscure facts related to 
disparaged camera equipment.

Jeffery

At 10:31 AM 4/18/2004, you wrote:
>   Chris says the 50/1.8 Yashinon lens appears to have a 43mm filter thread
>but that a 43mm filter doesn't go on; Steve Gandy's Cameraquest site says the
>lens takes a 43mm filter.
>   But one of my old Tiffen Optical Company filter guides [from 1969] shows
>that filters come with four different filter threads: Fine, medium, course 
>and
>American Standard. Somebody out there -- possibly Steve Gandy -- knows which
>43mm filter it takes. Or else the filter threads need cleaning. -- bob cole
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