Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Cardish wrote: > > I will do just that if the $10 piece of glass is no different than the $100 > piece of glass. And If I can find a suitable $5 piece of glass, so much > the better. > > Dan C. > > At 09:15 AM 25-05-99 -0700, you wrote: > >What is obvious to most photographers is to NOT cover a $2000 lens with > >a $10 piece of glass. > >Mark Rabiner > > > > I will admit to having some filters from swap meets but I enjoy using a Heliopan S 46 8x -3 Made in Germany Red on my 90mm Elmarit which cost me $33.33 from a Camera store in Denver. I'm under the impression I'm not degrading my image. It's a tool that makes me happy. I have mainly B+W filters which cost 20 or 30$ and will upgrade some of them to multicoated versions soon. I do believe in the lowest common denominator theory in which sticking cheap not optically perfect glass over a quality lensgroup results in cheap not optically perfect image quality. That would seem to make sense. Is that not basic logic? I'm no math genius. I love spending a couple of bucks for some odd filter in a grab box but to upgrade it on the long run. Mark Rabiner