Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Summilux-m 35mm f1.4 asph & uv filter
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 23:28:20 -0800
 
At 01:05 AM 1/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I never thought that I saw any noticable loss of quality due to the 
>presence of a multi-coated filter on my 35mm Summicron-M (latest) until I 
>went out shooting with TMAX 3200 under the street lights on a foggy night 
>last week.  But I noticed reflections of the lights in some frames even 
>though I used a lens hood.  Would they have been there if I didn't have 
>the filter on?  Maybe, or maybe not.  But I'm taking filter off the lens...
> 

You are a smart person! The reflections were indeed caused by the filter. 

Jim