Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS; UV filter and 21mm now 15 mm!
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 10:26:37 -0700
References: <396D1FA1.B2E54CD1@teleport.com> <200007130402.VAA20795@spoon.alink.net> <396D4FB8.55AB5069@home.com> <00bf01bfecd4$3be8d600$131110ac@zoomtel.com> <396DD6D2.89DFF84@home.com> <001801bfecdf$71aba640$131110ac@zoomtel.com>
 
Craig Roberts wrote:
> 
> Ted put our for discussion:  "How would you attach a filter, of any kind, to
> protect the front element (of a 15mm lens)?  And not have it interfere with
> the viewing coverage.?"
> 
> Put it in an underwater housing(?).<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Hi Craig,
Imaginative if nothing else, :-) But i don't think the glass in the
underwater housing is UV? Nor would I want to be lugging around an R8,
15 mm packed into the housing when I'm in the middle of some landlocked location.

Good thought though.
ted
In reply to: Message from Damian Dlugolecki <damian@teleport.com> ([Leica] Dream M lens)
Message from Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> ([Leica] Re: UV filter and 21mm ASPH lens - do they fit together?)
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: UV filter and 21mm ASPH lens - do they fit together?)
Message from "Craig Roberts" <croberts@zoomtel.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: UV filter and 21mm ASPH lens - do they fit together?)
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com> ([Leica] WAS; UV filter and 21mm now 15 mm!)
Message from "Craig Roberts" <croberts@zoomtel.com> (Re: [Leica] WAS; UV filter and 21mm now 15 mm!)