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Silver snap on caps, silver filters


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If you use a silver filter make sure the inside of the ring is painted matte black as they often are not. Otherwise, you'll have reflections and flare all over the place.

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When Leica lenses usually were "silver" the screw-in filters were "silver" as well. i have several older and newer ones - none has a matted inside. Neither have some old silver from B+W.

 

I cannot rule out that a silver rim of a filter causes reflections which show on a photo - though I have never seen this.

 

Perhaps filters with a smaller rim are to preferred. Leica offers two different silver filters e.g. 13132 and a "UV II"13031 for 39mm which is even "cheaper" - at the price of more than 200% for a filter of another brand. Perhaps one of them is slimmer as well, but the description doesn't say so.

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I wanted to get a chrome/silver cap for the 50 APO Summicron (the chrome version of 14398). Apparently this will fit the type 5 50 Summicron in place of the cheap and undersize looking snap in plastic cap. The plastic cap looks particularly out of place on my 1999 Anniversary chrome LTM version of this lens, when it is mounted on a chrome Barnack camera, IIIg etc. Apparently this cap is no longer available. I suppose I will have to buy a black cap and either spray it chrome with my air-brush and Vallejo modellers chrome paint or get my friendly local chrome plating shop to satin chrome it. 

 

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