joel_stolarski

<p>Appreciate the answers.</p>

<p>Should have measured the lens before getting the filter.<br>

The serial number on the lens is 2199853.<br>

Looked on this site and lens is 1966.<br>

Site with serials below.<br>

http://www.forloren.dk/lbf/leica_lens_serial.htm<br>

Other places I 've checked says it uses series IV drop in.<br>

I've got a Leica 55mm polarizer, has anyone used a step up ring?<br>

If you have, please let me know where I can get one.</p>

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<p>Nice to see more leica photos.<br>

Shame that so many Leicas get put in a closet.</p>

<p>Something more to ponder, and I'm sharing this<br>

because buying a scanner was an agonizing decision for me.<br>

What decided me was paying $5 for a scan of a slide, an ektachrome<br>

that I've tried scanning as well, and I guess the exposure was bad<br>

because I couldn't get a decent scan either. Figure a buck or so a slide unless<br>

it gets shipped to Vietnam or some place like that, from what I've read.<br>

I'm shooting some film, got the best I have ever owned in 35mm, so it's a real plus<br>

to scan those negs in.<br>

The negatives are ,time, which is no big deal for me I sit and scan, instead<br>

of watching tv.<br>

Other negative is, and I don't know if it's just me, but going over old slides<br>

and pictures, where it's family, deceased, becomes difficult.</p>

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<p>New scanner owner.<br>

Scanning slides at 2900dpi on the Nikon coolscan IV.<br>

Got it to post pics here, and copy some slides.<br>

Thoughts so far:<br>

You must buy Nikon that has digital ice,ROC and GEM.<br>

I'll post a composite 40 year old faded ektachrome with and without.<br>

(just figured out how to get pic to post on here)<br>

Need fast computer, I recycled a discarded P4, 3 GHZ, with 1GB of RAM and<br>

I'm going to install the other 1GB soon.<br>

Grain shows up at 2900dpi with cn400bw b&w film.</p>

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<p>I can post picture to no words, but<br>

having problem on the w/nw posting<br>

in the leica/rangefinders forum.<br>

Do I have to hot the picture on<br>

something like flickr?<br>

Tried uploading before and the text I<br>

typed in the box showed up<br>

but there was no picture after I<br>

followed he direction to upload picture.</p>

<p>If you're gonna get one, better do it soon.<br>

They're moving fast on the auction<br>

site. I lucked out on a IV ED.<br>

I built a system to run it from a discarded pentium 4<br>

pc, 3 ghz chip, and have one gb of ram in it,<br>

and most likely will install the second gig.<br>

Pshop really runs fast too, it's a pleasure<br>

to play around on it, since<br>

it now boots up in 4 seconds !</p>

<p>I've been using the wife's Lumix with<br>

Leica lens. On a tripod, it is unbelievably sharp.<br>

Helps to pre-visualize a shot and besides you<br>

get a decent image to photoshop.<br>

It's like using a polaroid in a way.<br>

Then shoot some film.<br>

Just got a scanner IV ED, so<br>

I'm very anxious to get it hooked up !</p>

<p>I stopped getting the scans, they are<br>

just too fuzzy.<br>

I get the little contact sheet thing.</p>

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<p>Don't sell the Leica. Leica glass is amazing !!<br>

You will regret it.</p>

<p>Thanks for the offer Jerry, but<br>

I do have the lenshood.<br>

I can live with a used filter, as long<br>

as it's not beat up bad.<br>

saw a couple on the auction site.<br>

David, good info thanks.<br>

Pretty hard to forget that word, einschraubfilter.<br>

I feel like calling up a local camera store<br>

just to ask them if they carry one.</p>

<p>Ok, the post was a bit of a two part question.<br>

Thanks for the answer Tim.</p>

<p>Read the online Leicaflex manual and<br>

then tried a web search, and still<br>

unsure as to which 55 it uses.<br>

It's the E55 for a 3 cam summicron 50mm f2 lens?<br>

I'd like to get a yellow filter<br>

since I'm getting good detail in the shadow<br>

parts of my negatives (bw400cn) but no clouds or sky detail.<br>

Never shot any black and white so alot of this<br>

filter thing is new to me.</p>

<p>I'll look at the Plustek.<br>

Thank you.</p>

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<p>..got to shoot a little.<br>

Would like to know how to insert photo in thread.<br>

Also, only scanning that I've found nearby<br>

is noritsu machine and maybe 950 dpi.<br>

I don't know how to tell the lab how to set the machine<br>

to get better dpi, and it may be that the lab personnel<br>

don't know how to bump up the dpi or if it's possible.<br>

Easier to just get scanner and not waste energy with<br>

the lab personnel.<br>

Opinion needed Nikon coolscan IV or Konica minolta scan dual IV.</p>

<p>One picture in no words best friends and one in lamposts.</p>