Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> At 02:49 PM 9/25/97 -0400, you wrote: > >My Minolta APO 200/2.8 came with a clear 72mm filter which is to be ke= pt on > >the lens at all times, to protect the soft front element. > > > >Dan C. > = > Did Minolta actually say, in their literature, "to protect the SOFT fro= nt > element"? > = Almost... but the reason is that the front element of Minolta 200/2.8 = is fluorite based... thus expecially soft (at least acording "Chasseu D' Images") Rogerio