Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I shoot almost all B&W with my two M6TTL's and a smattering of Leica and CV lenses. I'm generally a fan of light green/yellow filters for general B&W shooting, and have equipped my two "main shooters" with these filters (B+W): Leica 28/2 E46 filter and CV 50/1.5 E52 filter. My other two "2nd'ary shooters" are currently filterless: Leica current 90/2.8 E46 filter and CV 21/4 E39 filter, although I do have a medium yellow E39 for the CV 21/4 and CV 50/2.5 E39 (when i want a smaller 50 shooting setup). In general, for convenience, I imagine just snagging two more (E46 and E39) yellow/green B+W filters is an obvious plan. So now my real question. I'd like to experiment with red and orange filters, something I haven't done with my Leica/CV lenses. I won't be using red or orange filters for "regular" all-around shooting, so I'd like to avoid outfitting each lens with both red and orange filters. So, I'm wondering, with concerns for possible vignetting, I'm wondering what "optimal" or minimal configuration or red/orange filters I might achieve with stepup rings. The current stable of lenses is: CV 21/4 E39 CV 50/2.5 E39 CV 35/2.5 P-I (LTM) E43 Leica 28/2 E46 Leica 90/2.8 (current) E46 CV 50/1.5 E52 Any and all advice greatly appreciated. Thanks! Scott