Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 39mm vs E39 Filter Threads?
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 18:22:22 -0500

At 04:35 PM 2/6/2000 -0500, Skip Williams wrote:
>Is there a difference between "normal" 39mm threads and E39?

No.  39mm by 0.5mm.  Leitz/Leica described their screw-in filters as "E39"
and the like, while Zeiss Ikon used "S", as in "S40.5".  Both used "A"
designations for slip-on filters and hoods, as in the common A42 size both
shared.

Marc

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