Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just another thought for a non-destructive temporary fix. How about one or two wraps of plumbers tape (PTFE?) around the 39mm filter thread? Perhaps a bit more secure than dental floss? Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- FSubject: Re: [Leica] Lens/Filter questions On May 8, 2007, at 9:03 PM, Peter Klein wrote: > At 12:21 PM 5/8/2007 -0700, you wrote: >> Did anyone answer Peter's question about the 40 to 39 ring? > > Not so far as I've read this evening. > >> I have a Minolta 13.5cm f/4 that I believe has a 40mm filter >> size. I would >> also be interested in SOMETHING that allowed me to use either of >> my other >> series of filters and shades on it, as I can't find anything in >> the 40mm >> format in the places I know to look. >> >> If someone has a source of 40mm filters and a telephoto shade >> (this lens >> definitely would benefit from one) or a step-up / step-down ring >> to do the >> same, please let me know. > > Update: DAG emailed me that the 50 DR lens head will not fit the > Rigid Summicron focusing mount. He can cut off the close-focus cam > to make the DR work on the M8. i would do it...Steve > That sounds rather, uh, irreversable. Kind of like a > vasectomy. :-) Not sure I want to do that. > > Which makes my interest in a 40mm to 39mm step-down ring even > keener. I'd like to try the 50/1.8 Canon, and I'd like to use it > with an IR filter. It has a 40mm thread. As I mentioned earlier, > a little dental floss around the filter threads of the IR filter > would work as a stop-gap measure, but I wouldn't rely on it long- > term, especially with a lens hood attached to the filter. > > --Peter