freitz Posted September 4, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 4, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am looking for the best filter for the 35 Summilux FLE that also allows for the hood to attach. I've hear the B+W ones are better then the Leica branded. Anyone care to way in on what filter to get. This is UV filter by the way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piblondin Posted September 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 4, 2014 I have a B+W filter for the lens. It works fine with and without the hood attached. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freitz Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted September 4, 2014 Which one the thin 46mm? 010 mrc? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMaster Posted September 4, 2014 Share #4 Posted September 4, 2014 Depends on the age of your hood, later ones fit over wider filters. I found a Leica one fitted well on my 2010 35mm, then I got a 21mm SEM and swapped the hoods ;-) john Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted September 4, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 4, 2014 I use B+W for everything (Pol, ND) They come in different thickness on the brass ring. but they all seem fine to me. If you get the 010 it has a UV filter. The 007M is the most neutral. I use the 007M. I am considering testing a 010 to see its effect on UV haze. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted September 4, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 4, 2014 I use B+W for everything (Pol, ND) They come in different thickness on the brass ring. but they all seem fine to me. If you get the 010 it has a UV filter. The 007M is the most neutral. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 4, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 4, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I use B+W for everything (Pol, ND) They come in different thickness on the brass ring. but they all seem fine to me. If you get the 010 it has a UV filter. The 007M is the most neutral. I use the 007M. I am considering testing a 010 to see its effect on UV haze. 007 also has extra hardened glass for protection and thinner glass for less quality loss, as it is a pure protection filter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indergaard Posted September 4, 2014 Share #8 Posted September 4, 2014 You want this one: B+W 46mm XS-Pro Clear MRC-Nano 007 Filter 66-1073872 B&H Photo They are the slimmest filters you can get, and they have superb coating that are so easy to clean. They fit under the hood, and they are clear protection filters - no need to have UV filters nowadays. UV filters will block some light while clear protection filters won't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugby Posted September 4, 2014 Share #9 Posted September 4, 2014 You just bought a lens that Leica spent squillions of dollars designing, and now you're going to place a piece of glass on it, that a manufacturer got for 50cents.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted September 4, 2014 Share #10 Posted September 4, 2014 You want this one: B+W 46mm XS-Pro Clear MRC-Nano 007 Filter 66-1073872 B&H Photo They are the slimmest filters you can get, and they have superb coating that are so easy to clean. They fit under the hood, and they are clear protection filters - no need to have UV filters nowadays. UV filters will block some light while clear protection filters won't. That was my opinion also (and I have the 007M on all my lenses) but here was a discussion about this recently so today I ordered a 010 to test for myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted September 4, 2014 Share #11 Posted September 4, 2014 You just bought a lens that Leica spent squillions of dollars designing, and now you're going to place a piece of glass on it, that a manufacturer got for 50cents.... here we go again....sigh! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indergaard Posted September 4, 2014 Share #12 Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) That was my opinion also (and I have the 007M on all my lenses) but here was a discussion about this recently so today I ordered a 010 to test for myself. What discussion? And what do you want to test? UV filters are from my understanding made for film. If you want to cut down on haze a polarizing filter is the better option. I've used the 010's (regular MRC with a thicker ring) myself previously. They worked fine, although I could easily provoke ghosting with them during night time shooting. I prefer the handling of the XS-Pro Nano-MRC protection filters. They are noticeably slimmer and lighter, and they repel water extremely well and are the easiest filters to clean. I haven't tried them during night time for ghosthing yet though, but as with ALL filters, I expect it's going to be easy to provoke ghosting during night time shooting with these also. Filters are a big no-no for night time shooting in a city with all the high contrasty lights, etc. Edited September 4, 2014 by indergaard 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted September 4, 2014 Share #13 Posted September 4, 2014 What discussion? And what do you want to test? UV filters are from my understanding made for film. If you want to cut down on haze a polarizing filter is the better option. I've used the 010's (regular MRC with a thicker ring) myself previously. They worked fine, although I could easily provoke ghosting with them during night time shooting. I prefer the handling of the XS-Pro Nano-MRC protection filters. They are noticeably slimmer and lighter, and they repel water extremely well and are the easiest filters to clean. I haven't tried them during night time for ghosthing yet though, but as with ALL filters, I expect it's going to be easy to provoke ghosting during night time shooting with these also. Filters are a big no-no for night time shooting in a city with all the high contrasty lights, etc. this one http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m-type-240/310048-m240-color-test-oh-oh.html but I just realized that the 010 is probably not the right one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indergaard Posted September 4, 2014 Share #14 Posted September 4, 2014 this onehttp://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m-type-240/310048-m240-color-test-oh-oh.html but I just realized that the 010 is probably not the right one. Oh that discussion. Yeah, I am not completely happy with the skintones from the M240. I don't really know what causes it, and even profiling doesn't make it perfect. So I've made a quick fix myself - I made a new brush in Lightroom that I've called "Red Skin + Sat", which basically adjusts the tint by -14 and lowers the saturation by -5. The tint I usually adjust between -14 and up to -26 depending on how red the skintone is. It takes me about 10-15 seconds to apply this brush to the affected areas and correct the skintone to the way I feel looks more appropriate. It's also worth to mention that Capture One Pro avoids all the red and orange problems that you see in Lightroom. And C1 Pro has beautiful out-of-the-box renderings! But... I hate the workflow. I've been using Lightroom since pre version 1.0 beta. And I also found that C1 Pro tends to make skintones look green'ish/too green... So while LR makes skintones look too red/yellow, C1 Pro tends to make them look too green... So corrections are necessary in both developers! The brush fix in LR was by far the easiest choice Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted September 4, 2014 Share #15 Posted September 4, 2014 Oh that discussion. Yeah, I am not completely happy with the skintones from the M240. I don't really know what causes it, and even profiling doesn't make it perfect. So I've made a quick fix myself - I made a new brush in Lightroom that I've called "Red Skin + Sat", which basically adjusts the tint by -14 and lowers the saturation by -5. The tint I usually adjust between -14 and up to -26 depending on how red the skintone is. It takes me about 10-15 seconds to apply this brush to the affected areas and correct the skintone to the way I feel looks more appropriate. It's also worth to mention that Capture One Pro avoids all the red and orange problems that you see in Lightroom. And C1 Pro has beautiful out-of-the-box renderings! But... I hate the workflow. I've been using Lightroom since pre version 1.0 beta. And I also found that C1 Pro tends to make skintones look green'ish/too green... So while LR makes skintones look too red/yellow, C1 Pro tends to make them look too green... So corrections are necessary in both developers! The brush fix in LR was by far the easiest choice I am more concerned about black colours in some situations. But I guess 010 will only dea l with UV and not IR which might be the real issue??! I have Capture One6 as well, but I also prefer Lightroom for several reasons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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