Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/17

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Subject: [Leica] 40mm filters and step-up rings
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Jan 17 01:28:06 2005

B+W has 40 mm threads. See www.schneideroptics.com. You can download their
catalogue.
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> From: Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 01:27:46 -0800 (PST)
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] 40mm filters and step-up rings
> 
> Didier:
> 
> I'm afraid it's 40mm-- confirmed by info in Canon museum. I'm in a real 
> kettle
> of fish (quandry).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill
> 
> Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com> wrote:
> 
>> While the Leica is 39mm, the other popular camera at the time ( Zeiss 
>> Contax
>> RF) used 40.5 mm. Is this the size filter you need? 40mm seems a bit
>> odd..... 40.5 is a standard ( was?)
> 
> Three Canon RF lens had 40mm filter size, the 1.8/35 and both versions of
> the 2/35.
> Didier 
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