klytz Posted October 17, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 17, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Being a novice to this forum I hope that you shall not feel that I bother you with truisms but I cannot find out the difference between a Leica UVa filter and a Leica UVa II filter. Would someone please enlighten me? Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Hi klytz, Take a look here Difference between UVa and UVa II. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jdlaing Posted October 17, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 17, 2017 As far as I know the UVA II has newer multicoatings and an additional thread so it can be used with an additional filter on top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 17, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 17, 2017 Good question indeed. Leica says that "UVa II" filters have an "additional thread" so that they "can also be used in combination with other filters" (link below) but mere "UVa" Leica filters did have such an additional -in fact internal- thread in the past. I suspect Leica may have sold some "UVa" filters sans internal thread to compete with B+W and other affordable makers but i have no evidence to support that. https://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-S/Technical-Equipment/UVa-II-Filter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klytz Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted October 17, 2017 Thank you. I must have searched in a wrong way on the Leica website. Enlightened by your kind answers I now understand that all my UVa filters are from the second generation since I am able to screw the new color filters into them. Of course I am aware of the risk of flare and reflections which can be reduced by letting the color filter be the only one in front of the lens if use the 246. Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted October 17, 2017 Share #5 Posted October 17, 2017 Being a novice to this forum I hope that you shall not feel that I bother you with truisms but I cannot find out the difference between a Leica UVa filter and a Leica UVa II filter. Would someone please enlighten me? Sorry, but you are not the only one who cannot find the differences - only the price... Even though the UVa II seems to be newer it is a little bit less expensive: 125€ for the UVa and 110 for the UVa II. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted October 17, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 17, 2017 Which is rather overpriced seeing that they are made by Schott and the same quality or even slightly inferior to B&W or Heliopan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klytz Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted October 17, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Oh, it is quite the opposite in Denmark. Here you will have to pay about €5 more for the UVa II. Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted October 17, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 17, 2017 Which is rather overpriced seeing that they are made by Schott and the same quality or even slightly inferior to B&W or Heliopan. The problem is that neither B+W nor Heliopan offer any silver versions - I know, I know reflections and all. Though if one has a silver lens, a black filter ... The only chance is to conceal it with the hood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted October 17, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 17, 2017 That must be something new- I have a number of silver B&W filters. However I rarely use them as the silver ring produces reflections. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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