Mark_Tuttle
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If you are, perhaps you can tell me if the filter snugs up when threaded all the way.
Since the front element protrudes beyond the edge of the barrel this filter is designed to extend out, so the filter ring is thicker and places the glass away from the front element. The plastic lens hood then threads onto the filter.
On the threads of the lens barrel, filter and hood there are perpendicular (to the thread) stops to prevent the filter from being tightened too far (and possibly touch the element) and also to keep the lens hood square to the lens (so as not to be angled and vignette part of the image). The plastic lens hood, whether attached to the barrel thread or the filter thread, snugs up when it hits the stop.
However the threads of the metal barrel and metal filter don't snug up. The filter twists on and stops, but it could just as easily twist loose (and un-squaring the lens hodd in the process). I have tried two different filters with identical results ... no tension to keep it from loosening. All threads are in perfect shape.
The filter has a black soft 'gasket' on the side that screws onto the lens thread, and I'm wondering if whoever made the filter for Leica intended this 'gasket' to be thick enough to press against the lens barrel and offer some tension. If so, the problem is that it is too thin because it doesn't seem to be coming into contact with anything. My dealer will contact Leica in the morning to see if they have any suggestions.
My high-tech solution has been to apply a small strip of vinyl tape over the area of the stop to keep the filter from rotating. Snazzy.
Just wondering if anyone else might have encountered this issue.
BTW, the lens on the M8.2 is terrific.
BTW #2, what tape is suggested to mask out the 'M8' and dot on the front? I used black vinyl electrical tape on my M6 but this black paint finish seems more vulnerable to that kind of stickiness.
Thanks.
Since the front element protrudes beyond the edge of the barrel this filter is designed to extend out, so the filter ring is thicker and places the glass away from the front element. The plastic lens hood then threads onto the filter.
On the threads of the lens barrel, filter and hood there are perpendicular (to the thread) stops to prevent the filter from being tightened too far (and possibly touch the element) and also to keep the lens hood square to the lens (so as not to be angled and vignette part of the image). The plastic lens hood, whether attached to the barrel thread or the filter thread, snugs up when it hits the stop.
However the threads of the metal barrel and metal filter don't snug up. The filter twists on and stops, but it could just as easily twist loose (and un-squaring the lens hodd in the process). I have tried two different filters with identical results ... no tension to keep it from loosening. All threads are in perfect shape.
The filter has a black soft 'gasket' on the side that screws onto the lens thread, and I'm wondering if whoever made the filter for Leica intended this 'gasket' to be thick enough to press against the lens barrel and offer some tension. If so, the problem is that it is too thin because it doesn't seem to be coming into contact with anything. My dealer will contact Leica in the morning to see if they have any suggestions.
My high-tech solution has been to apply a small strip of vinyl tape over the area of the stop to keep the filter from rotating. Snazzy.
Just wondering if anyone else might have encountered this issue.
BTW, the lens on the M8.2 is terrific.
BTW #2, what tape is suggested to mask out the 'M8' and dot on the front? I used black vinyl electrical tape on my M6 but this black paint finish seems more vulnerable to that kind of stickiness.
Thanks.
