Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm tele elmarit with flip pol
From: Thomas Kachadurian <kach@freeway.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 23:05:36 -0400

Jim:

The 90mm Tele-elmarit-M is an E39. I use my swing-out polarizer on it all
the time. It looks funny, but works great.

Tom

At 09:25 AM 7/30/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Has anyone tried using this lens with the flip polarizer?  It won't work
>with my 90mm Summicron, since the filter threads are E55.  I believe the
>elmarit uses E46, right?  If you've tried this combination, how practical is
>it?  Is the polarizer any more or less intrusive in the viewfinder than with
>the 50 summicron or 35 summilux?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim
>
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