Breakthrough Filters

[Paulus]

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Breakthrough just mailed me, that their filters are about  0.55mm to bigger in diameter than  the hoods are: The X4 is 48,55. The hood of a 46mm Leica lens is 48mm, ergo they will not fit the lenses except for the lenses with build in lens hood, which are just a little wider. 

[Paulus]

vor 17 Minuten schrieb jdlaing:

If you go on their website there is a chat button and you should get an instant answer. 

I'm way ahead of you. I just chatted and mailed with them..😉

Edited January 3, 2019 by Paulus

[Paulus]

According to Breakthrough I am the only Leica lens user who has problems with the UV filters not fitting the lens hood size. 

They will take the filters back , but will not pay for postage. 

 

 

[jdlaing]

16 minutes ago, Paulus said:

According to Breakthrough I am the only Leica lens user who has problems with the UV filters not fitting the lens hood size. 

They will take the filters back , but will not pay for postage. 

 

 

That sounds fair.

[dempski]

I have several of their polarizers that do not fit inside M lens hoods.  Aggravating.

[Paulus]

vor 4 Stunden schrieb dempski:

I have several of their polarizers that do not fit inside M lens hoods.  Aggravating.

Did you know this, before you bought the filters? 

[pedaes]

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On 10/16/2018 at 7:19 AM, stephengv said:

This one was shot uing the CV 15mm Heliar III and a Breakthrough 10 STOP ND: 

 

 

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Stephen, nice image. I have this lens and been wondering about filters. Do you have problems attaching your filter within the fixed hood? Also, have you checked to see if the filter causes any vignetting?

[stephengv]

15 hours ago, pedaes said:

Stephen, nice image. I have this lens and been wondering about filters. Do you have problems attaching your filter within the fixed hood? Also, have you checked to see if the filter causes any vignetting?

 

I have no problem using this breakthrough photography filter in my 15mm Voigtlander Heliar III. 

There is slight vignetting, but not extreme. Meaning, the filter does not appear in the image. Only a little dark spots, which can be easily remove in Lightroom. 

[dempski]

On 1/5/2019 at 2:48 AM, Paulus said:

Did you know this, before you bought the filters? 

No, unfortunately.  I came across the problem indirectly.  Using a B+W polarizer on an SL to control reflections in wetlands, I was surprised to see a marked difference in shots facing in one direction versus another.  Because it wasn't my intent to have half the set looking like a warm summer's day and the other half looking like crisp winter, I started searching for a more neutral polarizer.  I'm pleased with the results from Breakthrough, but will admit I don't know if the filters block the SL zooms' lens hoods, as I don't often use them (too big).  And when I use a graduated neutral density filter, it mounts inside the filter front, so the outer dimension isn't involved.  To maintain consistency across equipment used on the project, I bought several polarizers for M lenses.  The deep knurling is handy for turning/removal, but it does mean some lens hoods no longer fit.  My solution was the lazy one, the same as for the SL-- I took off the lens hood.  If Breakthrough Photography offered a slim line, I would probably change out one or two filters.

[Paulus]

vor 2 Stunden schrieb dempski:

No, unfortunately.  I came across the problem indirectly.  Using a B+W polarizer on an SL to control reflections in wetlands, I was surprised to see a marked difference in shots facing in one direction versus another.  Because it wasn't my intent to have half the set looking like a warm summer's day and the other half looking like crisp winter, I started searching for a more neutral polarizer.  I'm pleased with the results from Breakthrough, but will admit I don't know if the filters block the SL zooms' lens hoods, as I don't often use them (too big).  And when I use a graduated neutral density filter, it mounts inside the filter front, so the outer dimension isn't involved.  To maintain consistency across equipment used on the project, I bought several polarizers for M lenses.  The deep knurling is handy for turning/removal, but it does mean some lens hoods no longer fit.  My solution was the lazy one, the same as for the SL-- I took off the lens hood.  If Breakthrough Photography offered a slim line, I would probably change out one or two filters.

I'm convinced that they would produce a "slim-diameter- line " if the product would not go back in rim-quality and ( Leica ) demand is big enough. The quality of the glass is so good, that all Leica users should have such filters, is believed.  I think the Leica hood is the smallest in diameter of all lens hoods, so if it will fit Leica Lenses+hoods , it will fit all lenses IMHO. 

All you have to do is ask/tell/write the founder, I think. Maybe if they heard the suggestion from more Leica users, the motivation to think about this, would become bigger.   The X1 filters also have a slim line. But I don't know if it will fit the Leica hoods. 

 

Edited January 6, 2019 by Paulus