Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, my only experience with a lens impact supports what Sherry says:years ago I was taking a Tamron 90 2.5 macro (an heavy lens) with the UV filter mounted inside a softcase, when the lens slipped from my hand and fell down on a concrete surface. In spite of the softcase the filter glass broke, but no damages to the front glass of the lens. A better look to the lens showed me that the filter ring (not the glass) absorbed the impact, so if there was only the metal ring, the effect would have been the same, but without pieces of glass around. And, since you use only the ring, you can buy a very cheap filter. Smart idea. Regards Ernesto >---------- >From: Jim Brick[SMTP:jim@brick.org] >Sent: Thursday, 29 January, 1998 7:43 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] A level of lens protection > >LUG people, > >I was talking to Sherry Krauter (Golden Touch Quality Camera Repair) a >while back, and she said, "If one takes out the filter, from the ring, and >mounts the ring to the lens, it will protect the lens from a fall or impact >quite successfully." She has been advocating this for years to her >clients. No UV filter glass, but the ring! > >Many of you LUG people know Sherry (and Golden Touch,) as one of the >premier Leica (and other camera) repair persons. So as someone who has seen >years of dropped cameras, I would trust her observation. > >Folks, I'm just passing this along to the LUG since many of you out there >are worried about protecting your lens glass. Sherry is a very >knowledgeable and trustworthy person, and for you LUGgers that are worried >about bashing the front of your camera (with lens attached,) her years of >experience are worth listening to. > >Jim >