Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2/8/07 11:16 PM, "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@ncable.net.au> typed: > >> They don't even have to be circular so you can get a cheaper one. >> >> Get an octagon one! Much cheaper I'm sure. >> >> 55mms is small compared to the average filter all those DSLR guys get with >> their 2.8 Yuban coffee can zooms. >> >> 77mm is the standard now!!! >> >> I remember when it was 52mms for Nikon, 55mms for Canon, 48mms for >> Olympus. >> ...like it was sunny yesterday! >> >> And 43mms for Olympus Pen F > > 55mm for my slew of minolta lenses: still have them and the filters: > really should have sold them before the digital crash ;-) > > Cheers > > Did you get weird effects if you put Canon Filters on your Minolta lens? I remember the Hype was Nikon made there own glass for their fitters while Canon got theirs from somewhere else. So that was a big deal. For somebody. I never knew anybody who could AFFORD a Nikon filter. Mark Rabiner New York, NY 40?47'59.79"N 73?57'32.37"W markrabiner.com