usccharles Posted May 13, 2009 Share #1 Posted May 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) hi, just picked up my lens with many thanks from help from members on this forum is there anyway to stack filters on this lens? i used to use my noctilux during the day, often with the UV/IR and ND filters stacked, so i can take pictures wide open, but on the 21 is this impossible as there is room for only one filter between the lens and hood. is there an adapter to fix this?? looking forward to going out with the lens and having fun fun fun!! thanks for your comments as always. charles Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 Hi usccharles, Take a look here stacking filters on 21/1.4 summilux?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted May 13, 2009 Share #2 Posted May 13, 2009 Something I'd like to know for the 24/1.4 Is there a ND IR filter? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
usccharles Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted May 13, 2009 i guess its the same issue with the 24/1.4. same size filters and same format. my shop is going to let me know if there is a ND filter that fits this thing, but yes i agree, wouldn't be nice if there was a UV/IR/ND filter in one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
usccharles Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted May 13, 2009 so looking at the manual, there is a E82 filter holder that will go on this lens, in place of the hood. which will allow me to stack the two needed filers, uv/ir and nd, both e82. ouch. very expensive. anybody have pictures on how big this looks on the lens? please tell me there is a better method than this... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
usccharles Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted May 13, 2009 and dang getting a E82 filter holder, plus one e82 uv/ir filter, plus one e82 nd filter is going to cost a fortune! dang it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted May 13, 2009 Share #6 Posted May 13, 2009 You could always cut a gelatin ND filter to the right diameter and slip it behind the Series VIII filter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 13, 2009 Share #7 Posted May 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) That filter holder is uselessly large. And unavailable anyway:( So far the gelatin filter idea is the best yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
usccharles Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted May 14, 2009 gelatin filter i guess it is, for now. its kind of disappointing that leica didn't consider this issue alittle more. the lens is great, i have no complaints so far about the lens and build quality, but knowing this lens was optimized for DRF and knowing that we Have to pretty much have the IR filter on all the time, you would think leica would have thought up of a way to put another filter on the lens without going about this uselessly large filter adapter as jaap put it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted May 14, 2009 Share #9 Posted May 14, 2009 (edited) Just be grateful Leica did provide an acceptable way to fit a UV/IR filter - with the WATE, the 67mm filter adapter is the only "official" solution. Edited May 14, 2009 by marknorton Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleffingwell Posted May 19, 2009 Share #10 Posted May 19, 2009 At NAB in Las Vegas last month Tiffen introduced a new line if IR ND filters. So far, only in cine (well, hd video sizes - 4x4, 6x6, 4,5x 6, and so on) but their folks say series and screw-in sizes are coming. Might query them at Tiffen, Domke, Steadicam, Saunders, Zing - Tiffen.Com Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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