Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, I'll see if I can remember to measure the diameter of my series filters tonight at home, I have S5, 6 and 7 in use, I could use 8 as well but I haven't any... Marc, Your note about the difference between the 5 and 5.5 variations could well explain the incongruency I recalled yesterday, that my (Vivitar) S5 filters fit into a Leitz S5.5 mount. Jem > ---------- > At 10:50 AM 3/23/2000 -0000, Doug Richardson wrote: > >Recently, some knowledgeable chap posted a list giving the > >screw-thread dimensions of the various Leica "Series" filter sizes, > >but I've managed to lose it. Could someone please repost it or send my > >a copy off-list? > > From: Marc James Small[SMTP:msmall@roanoke.infi.net] > > Leitz used, and Leica still uses, absolutely standard filter sizes -- The > Series filters are consistent with the system set up by Kodak > and once quite common -- Series 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, &c. I believe the Series > 5.5 filters were actually Kodak Series 5, but I no longer own a lens to > check this on. > > Marc >