Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>> I thought nothing of using UV filters (I thought UV was evil and needed to be filtered at all cost) until one day I had a drink with a photographer from the Oregonian who had all his gear with in in a large Domke bag in the early 1980's. He pulled out some of his Nikon lenses which I also at the time used and showed them to me. Mine had UV filters on them. His didn't. He rolled his eyes. I took the filters off when I got back to my studio. Have never put them back on. His barrels were more banged up than mine but his glass was all perfect And none of my 26 lenses have since ever had their glass damaged. I'll clean them with my shirt tail if it is soft clean fabric. I huff on them first. Mark rabiner <<<<< Mark, I only have two lenses - soon to be three - so maybe I have more to lose? ;) Ok, OK, OK! I'll take the damn things off. But only if Ted mails me some of his underwear. Actually, Ted, I insist. You owe me. Pretty good going on the LUG today: two separate filter threads, autofocus and a direct admonition from Brian. This is why I'm subscribed. Now _if_ I filtered (you know...) I'd miss all this mularkey. And what would be the point of being subscribed then? You are _such_ a bunch of wonderful human beings - definitely the Leicas of the human race (sigh). And this _is_ the Leica of Leica Users Groups. Rob. Robert Appleby V. Bellentani 36 41100 MO Italy tel. (+39) 059 303436 mob. (+39) 0348 336 7990