polarizer for 39mm and WITH lens hood ?

[proenca]

I took my M7 for a spin in Bali and it performed marvelous. I took a small cheap hoya polarizer for my 35mm ASPH F2.0 and it did wonders, but in some situations i know that the hood had increased contrast even more due to lateral sun.

Does anyone knows a good polarizer that allows the hood of the lens to be mounted ? Because with this one, i have either to choose the hood OR the polarizer, cant do both.

And please, a shop that sells it. Even a plain 39mm decent polarizer is a mission to find. 🙂

Thank you,

Goncalo

 

[FPjohn]

13352

13352

Hello:

Polarizing filters and calibrated mounts with separate viewfinders are out there. Hoods can be fitted.

However, I have found the Leitz 13352 swing out polarizer works well in that it has an integral hood. They seem not to be a popular collector's item and pop up cheaply on the auction site. The polarizing material is best replaced with glass from a modern filter-I had this done at BMC Camera Repair in Madison WI, $15.00US.

yours
Frank

 

[kevin m]

Second on the 13352. I picked mine up off ebay several years ago with a bad polarizer and replaced it with glass from a 46mm Tiffen Pola. They're really handy in use as you flip the pola over the viewfinder window to dial in the correction, then flip it back over the lens. The hood unscrews, too, so it can work on wide-angle lenses like the VC 21 and 25.

 

[proenca]

does anyone knows any shop in London that can perform the echange of the polarizer ? I found one shop that has one for sale ( the Leitz 13352 ) but has a scratched polarizer..

Is a viable DIY thing ?

 

[FPjohn]

Spanner

Spanner

Hello:

It should be possible to easily remove and replace the retaining ring from the original Leitz mount. A special lens spanner might prevent the invariable, at least in my hands, gouge of a mount from using a screw driver.

yours
Frank

 

[kevin m]

Is a viable DIY thing ?

Yes, I did mine. As was said above, you'll need a lens spanner. I wouldn't use a screwdriver as the 13352 is probably over 40 years old, and those threads are pretty tight. Even with the spanner, it took a bit of force to get the threads started, but proceed carefully and it's an easy job.