Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A LEGITIMATE LEICA QUESTION
From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 23:37:10 -0700

>"Henning J. Wulff" wrote:
>snip
>> The worst filters I have encountered in the last 40 years came from H&H.
>> Some Series VII filters made in the 60's, with excessively thick glass,
>> non-parallel faces and a slight barrel shape on one face. I ran across
>> about 6 of them.
>snip
>Only 6? I have the whole set of Series VII warmer to cooler huge squares
>in a classy wooden box. I was going to say mahogany but who knows?  I
>have kept them cause I like the box. OK I've brought them to swap meets
>but no one wants them for ten bucks.
>The glass does not inspire confidence but you could tile a small
>countertop with them.
>Any light that gets through them deserves to be an image!
>Mark :-) Rabiner

6 was the number of filters I ran across with a barrel grind on one
surface. Of the 20+ H&H filters I had, 1 had parallel surfaces.

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