Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]albert, > re: 2 uv or not 2 though i'm not dogmatic about it, i do use a uv filter for lens protection - - i'm simply afraid to scratch or otherwise dammage the front element of the lens. i have a b+w multi coated uv filter for each of my (currently two) leica lenses and generally leave them on, except when switching to a yellow or red filter (i shoot in b&w). i've occasionally shot a picture or two without the filter and honestly couldn't tell the difference, except when shooting into the light, when i got some pretty monstrous flare. i'll take off the filter in such circumstances in the future... guy (who has tendencies tword uv-type fanaticism but is trying to lighten up)