Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Julian Thomas wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Brick" <jimbrick@photoaccess.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 5:43 PM > Subject: [Leica] Re: UVa Filter unwanted effects. > > But > > listening to those of you who continue to say (in a squeaky voice) > "leaving > > a UV filter on my lens all of the time cannot degrade my images" really > > defys logic. It is absolutely wrong. It has been proven to be wrong. It > > defys optical science. > > > > Either wake up or don't complain about crappy pictures. > > > > Jim > > > > > Hi Jim, > I'm in the same dilemma with my new gear that I'm about to pick - do I > degrade the image or do I risk having to shellout £300 for a new front > element? If you are an amateur its a hard decision to make. > > Julian Julian, there is a way out. Mount a good quality lens hood on to your lens and leave it on. You can even get a lens cap which fits over the lens hood. Nearly all my lenses have the lens hood constantly mounted. Unless I can not get a hood for the lens, like my cannon 28mm's. The added advantage is, that a lens hood can only improve your photographs, a filter however can give you problems. (exceptions of course with B&W film.). I never yet scratched or marked my front element. A while ago I fell flat on my face. I used my M3 and the Noctilux. I was walking and looking through the viewfinder.Then I tripped on some stairs. While changing from the vertical to the horizontal position, I had all sorts of visions of dented, scratched and bend Noctiluxes. I did land quite hard, my elbow is still tender to this day. I could hear the lens scrape on the ground. While lying on the ground, some 9 year old boy asked me, if i needed some help. Boy, how embarrassing. Well, after righting myself and walking off as if nothing happened, I inspected my Camera equipment around the next corner. I had a lens hood screwed in to the filter tread of the Noctilux. The hood was bend and scratched, but the lens was unharmed. The dented hood unscrewed without problems. I walked to the next photo shop, and purchased another. By the way, I found the inbuilt lens hood is about as useful as a pair of t**s on a bull. Regard, Horst Schmidt