ahoel Posted March 2, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 2, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I bought my M8 in January, and when I registered for the two free IR filters the Leica website stated that the filters would be available as of Feb. 7. Today is March 2 and I am still waiting. I contacted Solms earlier this week but they could give no indications of when I could expect them. All they could say was that the filters are shipping. Anyone out there who has actually recieved them? How long did you have to wait? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 Hi ahoel, Take a look here IR filters - still waiting. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stunsworth Posted March 2, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 2, 2007 You have to wait until B+W or who ever makes them has them shipped to Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJL Posted March 2, 2007 Share #3 Posted March 2, 2007 You have to wait until B+W or who ever makes them has them shipped to Leica. For the most part, I agree with this. We have no idea what is being delivered when. However, when in late January I sent Leica an email asking if I could swap one of the filters for a different size, they responded that it was no longer possible at that point. Someone else had been able to do the same a week before I inquired. My feeling at the time was that Leica had already prepared the packages for shipping. That may have been the case, but something has held things up, and my guess is that it has something to do with the firmware update also. Seems like they would want to ship things at about the same time for whatever interoperability they may have introduced (hopefully), but many of us have been ordering and using filters on our own for months, so that kind of kills that logic a bit. We will get them when we get them. Patience is hard right now. LJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted March 2, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 2, 2007 What a wonderful surprise it will be when the filters drop through my letter box - in the meantime I will enjoy my great M8 sans filters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthury Posted March 3, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 3, 2007 What a wonderful surprise it will be when the filters drop through my letter box - in the meantime I will enjoy my great M8 sans filters. Keith, What are "sans filters" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 3, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 3, 2007 What are "sans filters" ? The best kind of filters (especially if you own a wide lens). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiajay Posted March 3, 2007 Share #7 Posted March 3, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) While I am not sure what I was told was true, I WAS told by a salesman at a well known Leica dealer in NY that some of their customers have indeed received their filters. The salesperson also indicated that it appeared as if Leica was going by alphabetical order. Again, I have no idea if this is true, but it is what he told me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Sievers Posted March 3, 2007 Share #8 Posted March 3, 2007 Still waiting still dreaming ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted March 3, 2007 Share #9 Posted March 3, 2007 According to the latest issue of Leica Fotografie International (February issue, p.42) the filters started to ship around the time of printing. If that is true, we should start getting them in the next couple of weeks. I hope that is the case as I am eager to put these filters to work. Cheers, Wilfredo+ Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted March 3, 2007 Share #10 Posted March 3, 2007 BW lists both types, though I am uncertain as to the difference I want this for my 21 Elmarit I am getting filters for my other two lenses from Leica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakley Posted March 4, 2007 Share #11 Posted March 4, 2007 Alphabetical order doesn't seem likely to me; I'm a "B" and have received no filters to date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodachrome64 Posted March 5, 2007 Share #12 Posted March 5, 2007 Wanting to know more about this I called Leica NJ. I was told I might not get the filters till April. Also that the filters were being sent directly from Germany to recipients. It was explained to me that if I had placed my order in November for the filters I would receive the filters before those persons who ordered in December. I've been holding off buying the IR486 filters since I expected Leica to deliver. That might change if I can't expect filters delivered till April. Has anyone else heard this? Does anyone remember when the filter application forms were first made available. I'm not sure if it was even possible to order the filters until December. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal_meheut Posted March 5, 2007 Share #13 Posted March 5, 2007 I received the order confirmation the 6th of december. As far as I remember, it took 2 days to get it and I ordered the week the form was available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthury Posted March 25, 2007 Share #14 Posted March 25, 2007 Has anyone in the US received any of the free Leica UV/IR filters yet? Just curious ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted March 25, 2007 Share #15 Posted March 25, 2007 I received my two free filters on Friday. Came via Fed Ex, straight from Germany. I purchased my M8 the first week of January and registered it, via the web, within a day or so. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJL Posted March 25, 2007 Share #16 Posted March 25, 2007 Has anyone in the US received any of the free Leica UV/IR filters yet? Just curious ... Arthur, There was an entire thread on this topic that started on Thursday, March 22, when filters started arriving. http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/19738-spring-bling-filters-arriving.html It appears that the smaller sizes (39, 46, 49) are shipping, but have not heard of too many (any?) folks receiving a 60mm for example. Orders that had a large and a small filter may be held up until the larger filters are ready to ship also. Do not know for sure. Hope this helps. LJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
losta Posted March 26, 2007 Share #17 Posted March 26, 2007 I ordered mine on December 5th or 6th, I think that was the first day you could order. I received confirmation from Leica on December 6th. I'm still waiting for a 37 and 55 as of March 25th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baloo Posted March 26, 2007 Share #18 Posted March 26, 2007 Hi! I’m in the “P” and placed my order form dec 22 and did received the filter last friday from Fedex I’m in Canada. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammam Posted March 26, 2007 Share #19 Posted March 26, 2007 This a quote from an e-mail I received from Leica USA last Monday, the 19th.: « Leica AG has started processing the requests for filters. Please note that the requests for filters go back to November last year. As such, it will be a while before you receive the filters. » I've asked back what was meant by « a while » and got no new reply. I ordered my filters early February. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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