Polarizer for 35 Summilux ASPH with hood?

[fstop]

Could anyone recommend a polarizing filter for the 35 Summilux ASPH which allows the hood to be mounted? I got a B+W linear polarizer, but it is too thick.

Thanks.

 

[jaapv]

The original Leica one comes with hood and swings 180 degrees to let you judge the effect in the viewfinder. Any other type is virtually unusable as you can't look through the lens prior to shooting.

 

[fstop]

I use a second polarizer to preview the scene, then try to align the lens-mounted polarizer the same way. I know it's crude, but it works.

 

[jaapv]

As far as I know nor Schneider, Heliopan nor B+W make slimline 46 mm filters....
Should you buy any, remember that Heliopan has an engraved scale on the side of the filter,making your method just that little bit easier.

 

[Steve Hoffman]

You could get a real Leica unit; they still make them. It hooks to a 46mm or 39mm Leica M lens and a part swings over the viewfinder and back again. A nifty device but probably expensive.

 

[Nikon Bob]

A friend of mine oriented the polarizer in front of his eye and the just held it in that position front of the lens for the shot. Works for tripoded shots but probably a bear handheld. There really seems to be no easy way to use poloarizers or graduated ND filters on a RF. The swingout Leica solution is cumbersome and expensive. The solution for ease of use of these filters is likely an SLR.

Bob

 

[jaapv]

There is a simple one: Use a step-up ring for a -say- 55 mm filter and grind a slit in the rim just in view of the viewfinder. You can see exactly what is happening to the filter through this slit.

 

[Nikon Bob]

Jaap

A very good thought and if you are not into homebrewed solutions here is a more expensive alternative http://www.konermann.net/steps.html . I still like your idea better.

Bob

 

[waileong]

Tough luck

Tough luck

You'll have to shell out big bucks for a slim polarizer-- if they exist in 46 mm. But if you use a step up ring, it acts like a hood once the thick polarizer is mounted, so there is no need for the hood.

Could anyone recommend a polarizing filter for the 35 Summilux ASPH which allows the hood to be mounted? I got a B+W linear polarizer, but it is too thick.

Thanks.

 

[jaapv]

Jaap

A very good thought and if you are not into homebrewed solutions here is a more expensive alternative http://www.konermann.net/steps.html . I still like your idea better.

Bob

At any rate a lot cheaper....

 

[Nikon Bob]

Yeah, cheaper is good.

Bob

 

[Steve Hoffman]

Do a little checking around. I found this new demo for under $150.00. It works great!

 

[fstop]

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys. Looks as if I'll have to do without the hood when I use the polarizer. Might give jaapv's and waileong's methods a go.