Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/05

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Subject: [Leica] Polarizer without lens shade? was: PC-Super Angulon-R F2.8/28mm... answers
From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 12:01:32 +0100
 
Jim Brick wrote:

>  You cannot use a
> polarizer in the lens shade without a huge amount of trouble. Use a 67EW
> polarizer. But then the lens shade won't screw onto the EW filter. You'll
> need a B+W wide angle screw in shade if you want a shade.

Jim,

Is a lens shade a necessity with a polarizer?

I often use it without and never had a problem.
Is it only luck or is it normal, thanks to polarizer properties ?

Thanks,

Lucien