Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No problem. Glad you managed to get them. Regards Eric On 17/3/07 14:36, "Ian Piper" <ianpiper@mac.com> wrote: > Thanks for the information Eric, > > I just bought both items from Peter Walnes. > > Regards, > > > Ian. > -- > > On 17 Mar 2007, at 8:54 am, Eric Calderwood wrote: > >> I have just seen the following for sale used, in the UK : >> >> http://www.peterwalnes.com/index.php? >> option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse& >> category_id=20&keyword=&manufacturer_id=0&Itemid=1&orderby=%7Bvm% >> 7D_product. >> product_sku&limit=50&limitstart=30 >> >> A Series 5.5 UVa filter and a Series 5.5 retaining ring. >> >> Regards >> Eric >> >> >> >> On 17/3/07 03:59, "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote: >> >>> At 11:54 PM +0000 3/16/07, Ian Piper wrote: >>>> I think I read that here a while back, but unfortunately I cannot >>>> find *any* information on new Series 5.5 filters. I have looked at a >>>> range of sites offering B+W or Heliopan filters, for example, and >>>> have not found any reference to Series 5.5 filters. If you know of a >>>> link to a specific resource somewhere that would be extremely >>>> useful. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> Ian. >>>> -- >>> >>> Heliopan still lists Series 5.5 in most colours for B&W in their >>> catalog. List price is 21.50 Euro, so if you order them you'll pay >>> somewhere around 17 Euro each, I would think. The multicoated and >>> polarizers don't seem to be available, but would be possible to get >>> on special order. You could order these from Heliopan directly, but a >>> better source is (as I've written a number of times in the last month >>> :-)): >>> >>> Sally Neureuther >>> FOTO MAYR >>> sneureuther@fotomayr.de >>> >>> I've ordered filters from her, received them in less than 2 weeks and >>> the prices were decent. You'll pay more for them if you order them >>> from someplace in the States, and you'll wait a _long_ time. >>> >>> BTW, my experiences with Harrison and Harrison filters has been >>> terrible. I had a couple of theirs, found they were bad, and checked >>> a local camera store for the quality of the ones they had. I don't >>> think I found one good one among about 50. The surfaces weren't >>> parallel. This defect is least important with normal lenses, and gets >>> more and more important the wider or longer you go, but it's bad in >>> any case. >>> >>> This was in the mid-70's, so maybe they got their act together even >>> though at that time they also were the major supplier to the movie >>> industry. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 16 Mar 2007, at 1:23 pm, John Collier wrote: >>>> >>>>> You can still order them new. >>>>> >>>>> John Collier >>>>> >>>>> On 16-Mar-07, at 4:31 AM, Vick Ko wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Me too. >>>>>> DAG has a 5.5 SL filter, but with coating blemish. >>>>>> I haven't been able to find any other. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ian Piper wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm after a skylight filter (the one on my CL Summicron 40 has >>>>>> a slight >>>>>> surface blemish) and whatever coloured filters I can find. Let >>>>>> me know if >>>>>> you have any that you would be willing to sell. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information