Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Sonny, Following your logic, then old geezers like me, with Leica LTM and Leica-R lenses from the 50s and 60s, can use protective filters without ridicule? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Will you put filter infront of your Noctilux > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Robert D. Baron > <rbaron at concentric.net>wrote: > >> I've read through this thread and my eyes are starting to cross. >> >> Isn't the first question what kind of camera are you using? And the >> second question what are you shooting? >> >> If Jerry is using an M8 shouldn't he _be_ using an ir cut filter most >> of the time? Or should he be putting it on and taking it off depending >> on the scene he is shooting? >> > > The answer is simply: > > With modern Leica lenses you don't need filters for protection, only for > light modification. > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >