43mm UV/IR B&W Filter - Chrome Ring Only?

[murrayb53]

Say it isn't so !

So much for "stealth".

I ordered through Amazon, specified a BLACK ring, and was sent a silver/chrome. When I called the retailer Amazon farmed this out to they stated the filter ws only available with the silver ring. Of course, no one called.

I could always return it.

Is it time to get out the paint pen ?

 

[dogberryjr]

Looking at a black one right in front of me. Now, if I only had an M8 to use it on.

 

[lifevicarious]

Which one did you order? I need the same size for my Nokton 40 1.4. I just got my used M8 today and one of the first pics I took showed some purple blacks!

 

[murrayb53]

I bought the B&W. It cost $54 and a few bucks shipping.


Steve

 

[kermaier]

The ones designated "Digital Pro" are silver; the ones called "F-Pro" are black.

 

[splitimageview]

I believe Leica used to make a black one --- but now only silver is on the price list.

 

[murrayb53]

What an odd situation. I have to go back a long time to when silver rings were used. Everything is black.

 

[Ben Z]

What lens are you using it on? The 50/1.4 1st version, the one with the separate vented hood, the hood will not fit over any filter except the Leica brand (actually, the current filter has a groove around it and the hook clips to that). I transplanted the glass from a Heliopan 43mm IR filter into the mount from a black Leica e43 UV. Oddly the glass was a bit too big and I had to sand down the edge almost a half millimeter. I think the B+W 486 glass would be a direct fit though.

 

[kermaier]

What lens are you using it on? The 50/1.4 1st version, the one with the separate vented hood, the hood will not fit over any filter except the Leica brand (actually, the current filter has a groove around it and the hook clips to that). I transplanted the glass from a Heliopan 43mm IR filter into the mount from a black Leica e43 UV. Oddly the glass was a bit too big and I had to sand down the edge almost a half millimeter. I think the B+W 486 glass would be a direct fit though.

Hmm, is this the case for vintage e39 lenses as well, such as the Summicron 50/2 Rigid, the Summaron 35/2.8, the Elmar 50/2.8, the Summicron 35/2, etc.? Those all take clip-on hoods such as the 12585, IROOA, ITDOO, ITOOY, etc.

::Ari

 

[chenzhaohy]

I have no experience with IR filters.
But in order to use B+W UV filter on ZM or voigtlander lens, it seesm that only the silver digital pro series can really fit into the lens perfectly. F-pro can only fit in half way.

 

[murrayb53]

I'm using it on the ZM 35mm Biogon. Oddly, this filter ring uses an internal ring as well, part of its design. Could have some sort of a retaining ring effect ??????

 

[Simon Larbalestier]

I have a spare B+W 43 486 UV IR MRC filter that I don't use as I got a free silver Leica one with the M8.2. The lenshood of the 50/1.4 ASPH Lux (which is a clip-on as it's the LHSA version) slides over the filter ring with no problem but slides back off! - there is no retaining grove such as there is on the Leica version.