Filter Size Silver 65 Elmar

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I have a silver 65 Elmar I'd liketo use on my M8, where I will need an UV/IR blocking filter. I read somewhere that it was 43mm so I bought a 43 to 49 step up ring, I have a 49mm UV/IR filter, well no such luck, to big. I measured 40+ mm, very inaccurate plastic ruler, so I am thinking 40.5mm. Can anyone confirm this? The 43 to 49mm fits my 40 Voigtlander so a somewhat happy ending.

Thanks

Edited September 4, 2021 by tommonego@gmail.com

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[lct]

If you mean the Elmar 65/3.5 for Visoflex, it used to require 41mm filters for serial numbers under 2378901.

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Thanks, mine is 206****, just have to add on another step up ring, cheaper than filters. 

[pippy]

I confirm lct's answer. My own 65 is serial # 2 288 255 and having just checked it does, unfortunately, take 41mm filters. FWIW I've tried it with a 40.5mm filter - which are far more plentiful - and it does not work; too small.

Good luck in finding a 41mm to 49mm step-up ring. If you find a source can you please let us know? I have a 50mm f1.5 Summarit which shares the 41mm size and trying to find appropriate filters is not easy IMX.

Philip.

Edited September 5, 2021 by pippy

[lct]

1 hour ago, pippy said:

I have a 50mm f1.5 Summarit which shares the 41mm size and trying to find appropriate filters is not easy IMX.

Have you tried this? I have no experience with it though.

[wda]

Have you tried using the lens without a filter? The filter is most necessary with wide-angle lenses.

[lct]

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[wda]

2 minutes ago, lct said:

IR-cut filters are necessary on the M8.

Agreed, I still have one. But less so for normal and long focal-lengths. Until the OP can fit one, he can continue to use the 65mm lens and see how he likes the results.

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Greens are dull on an M8 with out the filter,  see below, though I do like the image. I did find some 41 to 49 step up rings on fleabay,but I may look for a filter. Thanks everyone.

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[wda]

Have you considered creating a lens profile for that specific lens? It would bridge the gap before you solve the adapter problem.

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I just bought a 41mm to 49mm adapter on EBay. I guess I could set up a lens profile, haven't done this,soi will have to look into it. 

[pippy]

19 hours ago, Al Brown said:

I have bought a 41mm silver (!) UV filter for my old Summarit 50/f1.5 off eBay brand new for $18.90... There are lots of various 41mm filters still available there. Good luck!

Wow! Good Catch!

Last time I saw a Summarit UV screw-in filter advertised here in the UK (admittedly from a dealer) it was £60 / $83 and it sold just a couple of hours after it was listed. Perhaps eBay is the better way to go? I did manage to snaffle a GG for £20 but most of the Summarit filters I see offered here are the bayonet-fit ones which I don't like as much as the 41mm type.

Philip.

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Here is a macro I did this morning, I did a visual decrease in the red channel to increase the cyan in the green.

So M8 65 Elmar, this was about 1/3 life size onthe sensor, here 3 to 4x life size. 

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Edited September 6, 2021 by tommonego@gmail.com

[UliWer]

For my black version of the 1:3.5/65 Elmar I needed a Serie 6 UV/IR-Filter to use it with the M. But there were no Serie-Filters on the market in 2008. I asked B+W if they could make one on demand, and they did. Since B+W still offers UV/IR-Filters - but not in 41mm - you could also try to get one from them on demand: https://www.bw-filtershop.de/index.php/kontakt

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I use 39mm and 40.5mm filters in a series 6 clip on mount, mostly use my 39mm UV/IR on an LTM 25mm Canon with the M8. B+W 49mm fit in the series 7 shade for my 35 Summilux V2. I did find a 41 to 49mm step up ring. I didn't realize B+W would do custom sized filters, good to know.

Thanks