Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is no evidence that Leica filters are multicoated. Many B+W filters can be obtained multicoated. They are usually in stock at either "The Filter connection" or "B&H Photo". For you UV buffs... Take a clean sheet of white paper and, under reasonably good illumination, lay a B+W UV filter and a Leica UV filter on it. Then look at the two filters. The Leica filter will be yellow while the B+W will show no color. I did this at KSP only a few months ago. It is true. You can draw your own conclusions. BTW, the ONLY brand of filter that can be screwed into the lens on the 28/2.8 PC-R lens is B+W. A Schneider lens that will only take Schneider filters... Jim At 01:20 PM 1/14/99 -0700, you wrote: >debugger wrote: >> >> Are Leica brand filters multicoated? > >Dear anonymous debugger: >You are apparently in the mood to get us talking about filters, good >luck. I'm not old to the group but that topic especially the dreaded UV >discussions were talked to death a few weeks back. There might even me a >thing about avoiding it in the read me, FAQ or whatever they call it for >the group. >I would be amazed if they were not multicoated I'm assuming somewhat >new. Another thought is B&W has a secret multicoated option that you can >request and wait from them to make you in Germany. That is Schott glass, >worthy of putting in front of Leitz glass IMO. Heliopan makes filters >for contax and has some interesting options worthy, IMO of Leitz glass. >B&W might make filters for Leica, someone might straighten me out on that. >Mark Rabiner