Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i love the LUG. you are so right. they are _inside_ the lettering, which i've never seen before. i think the 12585 was a trifle loose--i do use one on my collapsible summicron-M. for the summarit i picked up one of those folding black rectangle things which is cool, although it seems to about double the effective size of the camera. -rei On Jul01 08:52, Mike Durling wrote: > There are threads deep inside the lens ring right next to the front > element. You really have to look hard to see them. The Summitar takes > special filters made for that lens. I managed to buy a couple a few > years ago from a fellow LUGger. > > An alternative is to use the 12585 lens shade made for the Summicron. > If you are careful you can mount series-6 filters in the shade as you > clip it on the lens. > > Mike D > > Rei Shinozuka wrote: > >i notice my summitar has no thread for a screw-in filter. how > >does one use a filter on this lens? thanks, > > > >-rei > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey