Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica filters
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 23:21:07 -0500
 
At 09:46 PM 01-03-98 -0500, you wrote:
>Jim Brick wrote:
>
>> If you insist on using a UV filter, you should be using a B+W multicoated
>> filter. Leica UV filters are not (unless they just recently changed)
>> multicoated.  [snip]
>
>>This info is attributed to Jeff Alford, Leica specialist at K&S
>Photography.
>
>WHAT!  CAN THIS BE TRUE?  WHY DID I PAY $85 for a Leica UV non-multicoated
>filter?
>
>Art
>
>
>
Yeah, why am I considering paying $130 Can. for a small plastic grip
attachment with 1 moving part (a screw that attaches it to the tripod
mount).  Hehe....Is this the beginning of the end of the Leica Mystique?

Dan C.