Protecting filter for summilux 50mm ASPH

[colonel]

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I was going to order a B+W UV MRC primarily to protect the front element of this lens

 

I normally don't use filters, but as this is the most expensive lens I have ever bought, I am quite nervous

 

1. Anyone know if the B+W 010M fits on the 50mm summilux also with the hood extended ?

https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?CID=573&IID=5719

 

2 Does the standard Leica lens fit ?

 

3. Would I be better off with the B+W clear 007M filter, and does this fit witht he lens hood extended ?

 

many thanks in advance!

[colorflow]

Both the B+W and the Leica 46mm UV filters fit that lens with the hood extended.

[lars_bergquist]

I too am using a Leica Uva filter with mine, as the hood does not offer much protection. And the B+W 007 filters are excellent too. UV protection is not needed with Leica lenses made after c. 1960.

 

The old man from the Age of the Yellow Filter

[StephenPatterson]

I agree with using a filter on the new Summilux 50, and will do the same if my lens ever arrives.

 

I realize there are those on this forum who will correctly point out that I am diminishing my image quality by shooting through an extra piece of glass, but when a lens costs as much as a car (well, used anyway) I want to protect it.

[colonel]

It's weird walking around London with 7.5k of camera equipment (m9 + summilux)

Kind of reassuring to know that only 1% of people might realise its worth anything.

 

f1.4 is proving quite useful. Perhaps high ISO performance is overrated

[mmradman]

It's weird walking around London with 7.5k of camera equipment (m9 + summilux)

Kind of reassuring to know that only 1% of people might realise its worth anything.

 

f1.4 is proving quite useful. Perhaps high ISO performance is overrated

 

And while you are at it police & security services keep an eye on you - for all the wrong reasons.

[IkarusJohn]

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I also use a Leica UVa filter on my 50 Lux. I also carry a Heliopan 0.9 ND filter, so I have the option of shooting wide in daylight. I agree - high ISO is overrated. I would like more low ISO options.

 

The advantage of carrying the UVa and ND filters is that they both fit the 50 Lux and the 28 Cron, making for a useful and compact go anywhere kit.

 

A boy in the Kodachrome 64 & 25 era.

[lars_bergquist]

For a couple of decades, Leica did actively tell photographers that filters did degrade image quality, and discouraged people from using them. Close to 90% of the lenses from that period that I have seen have had their front lenses scratched – admittedly mostly from over-zealous cleaning.

 

And, admittedly, I also met one 50mm Summicron that had interior cleaning marks! Some cleaning neurotic had obviously disassembled the lens ...

 

Apart from some prettty extreme and distinct circumstances, the 'degradation' that a first class filter leads to can be of concern only to a neurotic. You won't see it, so why worry? (Alll right, some people claim to see it, but a proper double-blind test would debunk that claim.)

 

I don't use a filter on my 35mm Summilux FLE. Reason: That accursed hood takes too long to unscrew when I use a polariser, and also unscrewing a filter takes even longer. The advantage of said hood, which I positively hate, is that it affords some mechanical protection for the front lens. So I use it.

 

The old man from the Age of Kodachrome 25

[MarkP]

It's weird walking around London with 7.5k of camera equipment (m9 + summilux)

Kind of reassuring to know that only 1% of people might realise its worth anything.

 

f1.4 is proving quite useful. Perhaps high ISO performance is overrated

 

More like <0.01%!

[jaapv]

I agree with using a filter on the new Summilux 50, and will do the same if my lens ever arrives.

 

I realize there are those on this forum who will correctly point out that I am diminishing my image quality by shooting through an extra piece of glass, but when a lens costs as much as a car (well, used anyway) I want to protect it.

So do you have glass screens all around your car?

[wattsy]

Kind of reassuring to know that only 1% of people might realise its worth anything

More like <0.01%!

 

I've no idea what the correct percentage is but it is much higher than is often assumed here. I don't know whether this often trotted-out 'statistic' is meant to provide comfort to those who like to think of themselves as more discerning than "the masses" or whether it is indeed wishful thinking about the likelihood of being robbed. On the latter point, it should be pretty obvious that thieves are opportunistic and will nick whatever is to hand - whether they think the camera you are carrying is worth £100 or £10,000.