Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK! I am wrong because I just remembered a few years ago when I was racing cars (Formula Ford 2000) I was late getting to the starting line I did not have time to get my eyeglasses on so I put them on the metal floorboard after 20 laps each lens had an identical spot in the center where they had been vibrating on the metalfloor. But other than that, I probably have the same Nikors that you do, no scrathes after several years. I have worn plastic eyeglasses for many years and other than the aformentioned, no scratches. I have worn eyeglasses all my life and the only thing I hate about them is the weight so plastic is the lightest and best way for me to go. Steve Annapolis - ---------- >From: "Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: RE: [Leica] m2 >Date: Sat, Aug 14, 1999, 6:04 PM > >Oh yeah as well!! > >How come my expensive Nikon (okay, I Know - they should be Leitz) plastic, >coated, anti-reflective , supposedly scratch resistant lenses are ALWAYS >scratched after 6 months or so? They are lovely when new, but.... > >And these have the best record of any so called scratch resistant lenses I >have used over the past 10 years or so. > >No, I wouldn't go back to glass, but plastic sure does scratch. > >Tim A > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve >> LeHuray >> Sent: August 14, 1999 3:20 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: [Leica] m2 >> >> >> To Marc and Mark, >> Some things die hard don't they? There is nothing wrong with plastic >> eyeglass lenses. Why would anybody want to walk around with twice the wait >> sitting on their nose. I know that both of you won't beleive it >> but they DO >> NOT scratch. Oh, maybe if you take a scew driver and drag it >> across the lens >> but the gentle rubbing against a brass viewfinder will leave nary a mark >> (oops) scratch. >> Steve >> Annapolis >> ---------- >> >From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> >> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> >Subject: Re: [Leica] m2 >> >Date: Sat, Aug 14, 1999, 4:34 PM >> > >> >> >Marc James Small wrote: >> >> >> >> At 08:51 AM 8/14/1999 -0500, Alan Brown wrote: >> >> >Or is there another option to >> >> >keeping my glasses from getting scratched? >> >> > >> >> >> >> Glass lenses. Avoid plastic lenses at all costs -- even the new >> >> "Scratch-Proof" plastics cannot compete with glass. >> >> >> >> Besides, most glass lenses are made by Corning or Zeiss, I believe. >> >> Rodenstock is a big player in plastic lenses, but I am not >> certain who else >> >> makes them. >> >> >> >> Marc >> >> >> >> msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >> >> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! >> > >> >We had a fellow on the list by the name of Zeissler (Mitch?) who >> told me he had >> >Zeiss glass put in his frames. >> >Impressed the heck out of me but as I thought they were more >> hard to get. >> >When I go to the glasses store I say "No I'm a photographer" >> when they try to >> >sell me on plastic. >> >I explain to them that us photographers are very aware of the differences >> >between plastic and glass and would not dream of looking through >> plastic all >> >day. That never works. >> >So I tell them I am very hard on my lenses. That doesn't work >> either. So I tell >> >them to just give me the damn glass anyway I don't care if you >> have to go to >> >some weird lab you have less of a great deal going with. >> >Mark Rabiner >> > >> >