Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i think this time leica copied John Milich and made all the filters for the 21, 24 lux and the 18 to be sandwiched between the lens and the hood. quick learners theye are, the setup is much cleaner and not clumsy like the leica wade setup with John Milich later corrected, the bad part, you have buy all leica parts and i do agree it should come with ir filters. the filters for the 21 and 24 are over 150. the new leica finders cost about two canon g10!! way too much On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:37 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Edward I had expected this one to have a standard filter thread also. The > ZM > f/4 18 takes 58mm accessories. However the Leica hood is an extremely > compact and much more effective shape than that for the ZM lens (which I > have currently). Maybe there is a concern regarding fitting filters inside > that compact hood? Or vignetting possibility? The Leica UV/IRs are not slim > line designs. Actually they don't have a normal 58 in that range either. I > had to buy the BW brand. No filter included (as with every other lens) but > the metal lens hood is. The metal hoods are not cheap separately, if you > look at the ones for the Summarits. You need to buy a new cap for those > too. > This new design though is very clever , with a positive stop to make it > index perfectly when screwed on. Very secure and strong too. Its the same > idea on my Elmar M 24. A large improvement on the older plastic hoods, in > my > opinion. > Note too that you really need to leave the hood mounted, with or without a > filter, as the front element is extremely exposed to passing light and sand > storms. Purtting the lens face down on the table with neither may bring > tears to the eyes. The WATE is the same. > I wonder if we'll see a custom adaptor from John Milich like the one for > the > Wide Tri-Elmar for this lens? > The finders are horrendous prices. The Leica ones acually make the > excellent > and expensive Zeiss finders look cheap! I ended up just updating to the > Voigtlander 25 finder to use with my 18. > > 2009/3/30 Edward Caliguri <ejcaliguri at comcast.net> > > > As I'm waiting on the UV/IR filter for the 21mm 'lux ... But just an > > interesting FYI - the 18mm Super Elmar requires a 'special mounted > filter' > > that will screw on beween the body of the lens and the hood! Cost ??? But > it > > needs it, and should come with it - and a plain UV version. Just MHO, but > > there's another 'hidden cost' beside the finder (if you need or want the > > Leica one), or you can get an adapter to take a huge screw mt. filter; > but > > then you loose hood use and that's not the way to go. Pity .. > > > > Ed > > > > --------------------------- > > Edward J Caliguri > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad