tategoi Posted March 30, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 30, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) A few weeks ago I was lucky to purchase a silver chrome 50 Summilux. Unfortunately, the silver e46 Leica UV filter is as hard to come by as the lens itself in my part of the world. As a stop-gap measure I purchased a B+W filter to protect the lens. And my dealer just informed me that the silver filter is not coming in Apr. I don't know how long I gonna wait, maybe May, or June, or later. I am now thinking of getting a black Leica filter for the silver-chrome lens. After a healthy discussion of silver lens on a black M9 body, I wanna hear your views of a black filter on a silver lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted March 30, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 30, 2010 Just go out and take some photographs and stop worrying... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidereye Posted March 30, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 30, 2010 If it bothers you that much get a small tin of Humbrol silver and paint it. Me? I'd take Andy's advice onboard and forget what you are not even seeing when you are using the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 30, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 30, 2010 Good grief... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holgerf Posted March 30, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 30, 2010 Just go out and take some photographs and stop worrying... +1 Holger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 30, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 30, 2010 I always use black filters on all lenses, including silver. The silver inner edge of the chrome filters can easily produce reflections and flare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 30, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 30, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) What was the Leica CEO saying, and got royally flamed for............... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 30, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 30, 2010 What you are saying. And if one has a perfectly good B&W why agonize over a Leica filter? Money misspent imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted March 30, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 30, 2010 Wow.. You already have a B+W filter.. Why buy another? And no, I care not if it was black or silver. As long as its not shocking pink! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 30, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 30, 2010 Does it matter? If it does, why? Get out there and shoot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom in mpls Posted March 30, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 30, 2010 The correct and obvious solution is to sell the chrome lens and buy a black one to match the filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 30, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 30, 2010 The correct and obvious solution is to sell the chrome lens and buy a black one to match the filter. ................................................................ ......................................................... I'm with Andy Barton on this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted March 30, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 30, 2010 The psychologist in me would say don't use a filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Hoge Posted March 30, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 30, 2010 It ain't a fashion show....take some pictures! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted March 30, 2010 Share #15 Posted March 30, 2010 I put some red lipstick on the edges of my black filter for the 18mmSuper-Elmar. I think it looks great together with the nice red edges on the photos. Is this allowed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidereye Posted March 30, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 30, 2010 I put some red lipstick on the edges of my black filter for the 18mmSuper-Elmar. I think it looks great together with the nice red edges on the photos. Is this allowed? Sounds a bit kinky if you ask me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted March 30, 2010 Share #17 Posted March 30, 2010 It ain't a fashion show....take some pictures! Ease up mate, perhaps get off the forums and go take some pictures? I don't understand why people who use cameras as sexy as leica's get so up in arms over someone discussing aesthetics. I usually buy filters when I buy lenses, if I'm buying a chrome lens I'll try and get a silver filter, if I can't then I'll make do with black, but I do prefer the look of silver. I haven't noticed any increased flaring (as the edge of the glass rim on B+W's is black matted) but that's probably a possibility Jaap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 30, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 30, 2010 On Leica they are not - and I consider that a minus point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoism Posted March 30, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 30, 2010 If you are using a lenshood on your lens chances are it is black, then the black filter ring sitting between the black lenshood and the silver lens will become part of the black lenshood and not part of the silver lens. No problem there. Unless, of course, you are using a silver lenshood. Then you are in real trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted March 30, 2010 Share #20 Posted March 30, 2010 If you are using a lenshood on your lens chances are it is black, then the black filter ring sitting between the black lenshood and the silver lens will become part of the black lenshood and not part of the silver lens. No problem there. Unless, of course, you are using a silver lenshood. Then you are in real trouble. OTOH if the lens has a telescoping hood, just pull it out and the filter is hidden anyway. This also takes care of a factor that amazingly hasn't been mentioned yet, namely the temperature difference (and hence relative thermal expansion) between the silver lens and the black filter mount. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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