[Leica] Question on 50 Summilux.....and the M8 filters

[glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)]

Frank,

I have the same Summilux and hood as you do.  I have had NO difficulty 
in installing the hood so
that it "locks" on to the lens.  However, my 12586 hood does NOT come 
apart.  I use standard
Leica and Leitz E43 filters.   Other brands do not work.

The UV/ IR filters are for those fortunate to own a M8 or M8-2.. They 
would be a waste on a
film camera.

Jerry Lehrer


Frank Filippone wrote:
> If you have a 50 pre-asph Summilux, use the "standard" 12586 hood..... 
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> Will the B+W filter ( 486 UV/IR) size E43, allow you to use the hood over
> the filter....???  I tried a regular common Leica UV filter, and found that
> the hood would not fit over the filter, and lock itself to the lens, like 
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> should....  Is the solution a Leica E43 UV/IR Filter?  Would that fit?
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> Alternative.... the 12586 comes apart for putting a filter in there.....
> What size filter fits in the hood ?  E46?  E49?  E-something-else?
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> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
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