[Leica] Series VII IR cut filters?

[dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante A Stella)]

I have a super strong cut glass IR cut filter in Series VII.  Contact me 
offlist if you need one.  I don't think it will work for color.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob W <leica@web-options.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 4:46 PM
To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: RE: [Leica] Series VII IR cut filters?

Thanks - that's very useful information that I did not know before. 

> >One of my lenses is a Summilulux-M 35/1.4, which takes Series VII 
> >filters held in the lens hood. Do you know if IR cut filters are 
> >available in this size for the M8? I haven't been able to 
> find any reference to them.
[...]

> Heliopan has them; you just have to find someone willing to 
> order them for you. I managed to find a shop in Germany that 
> would do it for me and ship them to me; it cost a lot less 
> than ordering them through a store here.
> 
> The other option is to use a 49mm filter, drop it in and shoot away. 
> Series filters go by a simple formula: square the series 
> number, and you're pretty close to the filter diameter in 
> millimeters. Well actually, it only works for a couple of 
> sizes, but the others are close. Series 7 is one that works.
> 


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