Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert, thank you for answer my crazy question. i am afraid to drop the filter into the lens. the filter ring is smaller than the front optic. if i dropt it in, then with or without the retaining ring, the filter ring will touch the glass. would this weird already? thankyou again Olivier - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] filter size for leica lens 180mm > Olivier: > > Series filters do not have any threads. The filter is put on the front of > the lens and a threaded retaining ring is screwed on top to secure it. It > sounds like you need the Leica Series VIII retaining ring. > > Regards, > > Robert > > At 08:01 PM 2/18/2002 -0500, olivier nguyen wrote: > >Robert, > >it is weird. I have the 180mm with tripod mount. I buy the leica serie > >VIII filter and somehow the filter are very very small compare to the > >front lens. it is impossible to screw in. the filter does not have > >threat either. > >Olivier > > > >>From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> > >>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>Subject: Re: [Leica] filter size for leica lens 180mm > >>Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 20:11:27 -0400 > >> > >>Olivier: > >> > >>If it is the version prior to the APO it took 67mm. The original version > >>took a series 8? filter with a retaining ring. If the lens has a tripod > >>mount it is the earlier version and takes the series filter. > >> > >>Regards, > >> > >>Robert > >> > >>At 06:29 PM 2/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >>>Hi everyone, > >>>does anyone here know what is the filter size for leica lens R 180mm f2.8. > >>>this is an old version of 180mm lens. > >>>thank you > >>>olivier > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html