Re: [Leica] R Superwide Questions

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Joe-
I thought the old 19 used a filter retainer in the rear of the lens!? and
which lens had the built in filters?
Dan
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] R Superwide Questions


> At 05:18 PM 01/09/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >...The great lens I
> >refer to is the 21mm f/4. It's optically better than the older 19, but I
> >would choose the 19 for ergonomic reasons. It is a pretty good lens as
> >well, especially stopped down. (And before someone jumps on me for my
> >complaint about the 21 being slow, it's best to focus wide open).
Remember,
> >too, you shouldn't put filters on the old 19, but you can on the 21.
> >Eric Welch
>
> With the old 19, it isn't quite so much that you shouldn't put filters on
> it (although I believe Leica "don't recommend" it) but that you can't.
That
> is unless you use a B+W wideangle filter or their wideangle filter holder,
> (virtually the same thing but it takes interchangeable glasses) which will
> screw into the filter thread and work without cutting off the corners. I
> used my old 19 recently for the first time for Ektachrome Infrared, which
> needs a yellow or similar filter, and I look forward to seeing how well I
> got away with it. I find the old 19 quite a nice lens to use if you don't
> mind a front the size of a dinnerplate once it has the filter on it.
>
> Joe Berenbaum
> mailto:joe-b@dircon.co.uk
>