Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 27 February 2001, "Austin Franklin" wrote: > > Most humans don't walk around all day with safety glasses on > <big SNIP> Much can be argued for and against the use of clear filters to protect the front of a camera lens and which side of the argment one lands on is gonna depend on personal priorities. I'm not about to tell anyone they're paranoid about image quality or paranoid about protecting their expensive lenses. My priorities are my issue, not any one else's. Depending on circumstances, there may be some image degradation from using a UV filter. Again, depending on circumstances, there may be a risk of damaging an unprotected lens. Each of us needs to decide which risk is the lesser evil. For me, it's NO UV Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/