Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Summilux-m 35mm f1.4 asph & uv filter
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 21:05:58 -0600

At 12:58 PM 1/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Eric,
>I thought the uv filter was unnecessary for Leica lens, but its only purpose
>is for protection.  I believe I read this inference in you note,  nes pa?

Most of the time. But I would suspect in very high altitudes (mountain
climbing) a UV filter might help for all the excessive UV up there the lens
can't seem to handle on its own. I would get that implication from some
older Leica literature I've read (early 80s).
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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
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