Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Tina, I'm not interested in digging up the filters controversy yet again, but I am interested to learn that you don't use filters even for protection. My own justification for using them - and I've photographed in a lot of very rough conditions - has always been that they protect the front element. Knowing that you photograph in some conditions that are very harsh, I'd be interested to hear your take on the 'filters as protection' argument. Thanks, Bob >From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> > > >Michael - > >I don't use finders or caps or filters. It's not because I can't afford >them - it's because I don't like them. Switching back and forth between >the finder and the viewfinder to focus and frame is very distracting to >me. I prefer to guess and can come pretty close. Edges are not that >important to me. Caps get lost all of the time and just slow down >photo-taking. The same with filters. Why buy an expensive, fast lens and >put a filter in front of it? Leica lenses don't need UV filters. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.