Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tony Rowlett wrote: > > Mark Hanner wrote: > >Noctilux owners are you using a filter?? > > I am completely filterless; just won't put any filter on any of my Leitz > glass, including my Nocti-babe. But lens caps NEVER go farther away from > the camera than my left hand which is usually helping to hold the camera, > and sure enough, after each exposure, there goes the cap right on the lens > without a second thought. As much as I hate filters, I also hate > cleaning my lenses, but a quick blast of compressed air from about three > feet away usually keeps them sparkling clean. > > Tony Rowlett > Anchorage, Alaska > http://www.alaska.net/~rowlett I owned dozens of lenses for decades and have never damaged a front element and only use filters when I want and effect. Gravity has not always been my friend either. Plenty of expensive stuff have hit the pavement or floor at various G's. I also don't wear socks in bed. Mark Rabiner