Anyone had experience on mounting a filter on Voigtlander 15mm before? this closest option is using the filter kit designed for 12mm and tape it on 15mm. Thanks.

-- Jan (dolcetto@sinatown.com), May 14, 2002

Answers

Scroll down to my question on 10 May...."Home made filter holder for 15mm 4.5". There are several answers there. Good Luck and e mail me if you find any other suggestions. FWB

-- F. William Baker (atelfwb@aol.com), May 14, 2002.

I have two adapters to use filters for this lens. The first is one that mounts on the REAR of the lens and holds filters 30.5mm that screw OVER the adapter. It works well. Some folks have mention that adding a filter to the rear element of a lens would efect the optical formula but I haven't noticed any difference. The adapter works very nicely with my Leica If but with a filter attached it won't clear the RF cam on my IIIf. I also had a plastic collar machined to fit the 77mm filter adapter from the 12mm CV lens. The collar shims the adapter so that it fits perfectly. I can now use 30.5mm filters or 77mm with my 15 CV lens.

The adapters were made by SK Grimes. He does fantastic work!

See his site at www.skgrimes.com.

-- Tony Oresteen (aoresteen@mindspring.com), May 14, 2002.