think Posted January 13, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 13, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Silly question here, but I've just "re-noticed" something odd about this lens that I purchased used and have had for years and I'm curious if it is a Leica oddity or a Frankencron.. Every description of this version of the 35 Summicron-M that I've read indicates that it should take only hood mounted filters (VII's), but mine takes 39mm threaded ones even though the S/N indicates that it is from the early third of the V2 range. Is it possible that it was modified to take threaded filters? I don't see anything that would indicate that this was the case. Thanks for any insights... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lars_bergquist Posted January 14, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 14, 2011 All v.2 lenses took 39mm filters, period. So did v.3 lenses (from 1973 on) but these did also take Series VII filters, in that they were delivered with lens hood 12504. This hood could be screwed apart and took the filter between the front and rear half when screwed together again. This was also the hood and filter combination for the 35mm Summilux (1961–95). The regular hood for v.2 was the 12524. The o/d and the groove of the lens does also fit the pretty universal and common 12585 hood, which fits, according to the engraving on my specimen, "1:2/50, 1:2.8/50, 1:3.5/50, 1:2/35, 1:2.8/35 and 1:3.5/35". The old man from the Age of the 3.5cm Elmar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
think Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted January 14, 2011 Thanks Lars. I remain confused by the inaccuracies of the various online definitions of versions of this lens, but I'm grateful for your clarification of its configuration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted January 14, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 14, 2011 ...Every description of this version of the 35 Summicron-M that I've read indicates that it should take only hood mounted filters (VII's), but mine takes 39mm threaded ones even though the S/N indicates that it is from the early third of the V2 range... Some 35/2 # 11309 lenses are filter threaded, others not. See: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/160718-hood-summicron-m-35mm-w-filter.html#post1578025 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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