Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] filters, orange dots and baseplate stickers
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 18:39:39 -0600

At 09:24 PM 3/23/98 -0800, you wrote:
>i cant believe there are so many people out there that think placing a
>filter on a lens has any useful purpose in photography. the only thing a
>filter will do, is make lens manufacturers rich. in fact, most people i

That is just simply wrong. Polarizers make a big difference in many
situations. Yellow, orange, green and red filters make black and white more
creative for many people. Neutral density filters let a person use wide
apertures in bright light. Numerous other reasons are out there for why
filters can serve quite useful functions.

>i'll never forget the day i saw a gentleman with an M6, and a 35 1.4 Asph M
>with a UV, and a polarizer shooting his family in santa cruz. i asked him

Tell the guy not to stack filters. Duh!
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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

I disagree with unanimity.