UV/IR filter and Polarizer for Elmarit 24/2.8

[msole]

HELP! Leica doesn't make a polarizer that fits the 55mm size of the 28 Elmarit. I also have trouble finding the Leica 55 UV/IR filter anywhere.

So I have been looking for alternatives, and would appreciate any recommendations.

I thought of buying a Heliopan or a B+W filter. Can anyone recommend a polarizer and a UV/IR that will work with the lens hood of the Elmarit?


So many thanks!

Magdalena

[arthury]

B+W UV/IR cut should be fine. Just be aware that they are a little stronger than the Leica UV/IR filter.

As for polarizer, Kenko in Europe sells something that requires an external viewer hooled up on the hotshoe. Search for it in this forum.

[lars_bergquist]

Use a straight linear polarizer where the mount has a direction dot or other mark. Hoya make them (B+W filters do not). Use the filter a bit for direct observation, and learn. It's not difficult. For darkening the sky, turn the dot in the direction of the sun. For reflections on water, sky on leaves or on other horizontal surfaces, set the mark to 12 o'clock.

Remember that when a surface polarizes light, the direction of polarization is always parallel to the surface. So if the direction of polarization of the filter is set at a right angle to that direction, reflected light is blocked. A little experimentation will make this clear. Then you will only very seldom need to check the alignment visually.

The old man from the Age of the Box Camera

[msole]

"Use a straight linear polarizer where the mount has a direction dot or other mark. "

Thanks for the simple technique. Would it also work with a circular polarizer (I have one for my other lens)?

I will definitely give it a try.
Magdalena