Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/27

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Subject: [Leica] 20mm Russar How good?
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Thu Dec 27 15:04:17 2007
References: <200712271927.lBRJPVLX039281@server1.waverley.reid.org> <4774095F.70607@verizon.net>

At 03:21 PM 12/27/2007, Stan Yoder wrote:
 >The usual eXxy starting price for these is $350.00.
 >
 >I had one, sold it when I got the WATE. IIRC, the filter thread is
 >48mm, an odd diameter. If using
 >with an M8, maybe a 48-to-46 stepdown (if there is such) + 46IRcut
 >would work without vignetting.
 >

The Russar uses a rare 49mm coarse thread -- most 
49mm filters are in medium thread.  Tiffen did 
make a Series VII adapter in this thread, back in the day.

Marc


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