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chris_livsey · 08/23/07, 12:55 AM

If you pick up ANY 43mm filter Leica or Leitz (try searching under that name for this vintage) you can remove the glass and use a new B+W UV 43mm filter to supply a new unscratched UVa glass to fit the holder. The B and W filters eg green often are sold very cheaply. I have done this with my summilux circa 1968.
Ensure the 43mm Leitz is the slim fit for this lens.
The only coding on the filter I have is a type designation GGr and Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Germany no part number.
Good Luck

08/23/07, 12:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
chris_livsey Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 04/13/06 Posts: 729	Re: Leica m4, some questions about filter and manteniance If you pick up ANY 43mm filter Leica or Leitz (try searching under that name for this vintage) you can remove the glass and use a new B+W UV 43mm filter to supply a new unscratched UVa glass to fit the holder. The B and W filters eg green often are sold very cheaply. I have done this with my summilux circa 1968. Ensure the 43mm Leitz is the slim fit for this lens. The only coding on the filter I have is a type designation GGr and Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Germany no part number. Good Luck __________________ ChrisL