Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Roland - I'm thick-skinned and I'm going to stick my neck out here and tell you to absolutely get yourself a UV filter for your Noctilux. you're going to get flames and guffaws from others on the list but, let me assure you one thing: the biggest guffawers are going to be the first to chisel you down when you go to sell that lens - if you ever do - because of coating marks. I have owned my beloved Noctilux for years now. I use it frequently and love its performance. I win a lot of competitions with images that exploit its razor-thin DOF at f/1. I got this lens for cheap (cheap being a relative term) because of coating marks on the front element. The previous owner had fumble-futzed getting the lens cap off and had made marks on the coating with the edge of the cap. Now, you'll have all these naysayers - some of whom don't even own a Noctilux - make all sorts of claims about how only inept people will fumble-futz with the lenscap but I can tell you that it's as simple as breathing and, if you own one, one day, when you least expect it, you, too, will fumble-futz with the cap and mark the coating on that great big 50+mm piece of front glass. All that stuff aside. I have used this lens wide open with a B+W UV (no filter factor, clear glass) and if there is any image degredation, I sure can't see it. I also shoot with an 8x10 camera so my sharpness standards are really high. Get the UV. Use the UV. Keep your money in your pocket if you ever sell it. coating marks only hurt the seller, not the image quality. Curt On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Roland Smith wrote: > I am considering using a UV filter on my Noctilux. B+W has a UV.KR1.5 multi > coated filter in 60. Is this the filter I would consider? Any > suggestions? > > Roland Smith > roland@dnai.com > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Great LEG support at: http://nemeng.com/leica/ Andrew is always seeking new input for his FAQ. > > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > >