Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>A prime reason Leica lenses are so small is they don't stick themselves >with arbitrary filter sizes (like all of them being 49mm).m That way they >keep the size of the lenses to the absolute smallest they can. Eric, Point taken - but the persistence of odd sizes and lack of filter availability for them is still irritating and unnecessary IMHO. How do you explain the lenses without any filter threads but series filters that fit in hoods (e.g. 35/1.4, 50/1.2), or the one-off 49mm for the 3rd 28mm-M version? This preceded by a 48mm and followed by a 46mm version... By the way I shot with the Ms in the bottling plant (as well as SLRs with Lee filters) because they suit the job - except for the irritating inconvenience of filter threads for which even basic color correction filters are nigh-on unavailable. My point was that if Leica (nor, practically-speaking, anyone else)isn't making the filters pros need in these sizes it would make a lot of sense to adopt sensible sizes which reflect current industry standards (e.g. 58mm or 62mm instead of 60mm). This would show a commitment to professional photographers on Leica's part that seems to have slipped somewhat since the heady days of the 60s... I would be interested to hear if Calumet or Sinar produce adapters for 60mm threads or 67EW, Series VII etc since I know Lee do not... Photojournalist Shanghai, China