Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim is writing: >As I said, I've had my 24R lens since 1976. It has seen thousands of frames >of film, and 99% of these have been through a series 8 polarizer, in the= >shade, and turned via the knob on the shade. It still works today like i= t >did in 1976. I also have E60 screw-in warming and conversion filters tha= t >work great. If I need some filter plus a polarizer, I use that filter in= >E60 then use a 67EW polarizer with a 67-60 stepdown ring. This isn't use= d >very often, but when needed, it works well. The 67EW is from my 28mmPC. I was thinking the same before I dropped a serie VIII UV on the floor while putting a Polarizer and before I buyed a new 28. who is more convinient in that respect. >In my humble opinion: >If they re-design the 24 and leave it an E60, then it's no different tha= n >what it is now. I suspect that a built-in shade wouldn't be worth much o= n a >24mm lens. It would have to come straight out from the barrel and wouldn= 't >be long enough to be effective. The 12523 shade is very effective. Shape= d >for the 35mm format to give maximum coverage. Perhaps an ASPH version? I= 'm >not sure why since the current lens performs extremely well. Maybe they >will need more space for a ROM? I agree that that I don't see how Leica will build a built-in shade with = a 67mm filter who will be necessery for a screw-in polarizer filter. But if they do, I will sell my 28 and older 24 and buy the new one. 24 is my favorite wide angle. Lucien BELGIUM