Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The "normal" looking 19mm R lens (and performer par excellence) has NO filter threads. So you UV protection folks had better never buy one. Because you'll actually have to take a photograph through an "raw" lens rather than a windshield. Jim At 07:49 AM 7/13/00 -0700, Ted Grant wrote: > >Here is a question regarding filter use. How would you folks handle this >situation? > >You just purchased the Super-Elmar 15 mm f 3.5 lens for a cracking >$5000.US or higher. The front element stands out like a bulging bug eye >with funny looking cut away (more cut away) than covers by appearance >lens shade. How would you attach a filter, of any kind, to protect the >front element? And not have it interfere with the viewing coverage.? > >Seeing we folks always have such "wild and woolly" discussions regarding >filter use for protection I thought this might give it a slightly >different twist. Hopefully this will create imaginative answers. And >please guys and gals, lets not get into semantics, nobody learns from that! >ted