Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Without risking a public opinion on the merits of filter use, I recall that >when I bought my first 35 Summilux (black M3 model, would that I had it >today...) I was annoyed by the lack of a filter thread, and the need to >insert a filter in the hood. I quickly came to appreciate the "instant off" >filter, though. It seems most contributors are either strictly for or strictly against "safety glass" filters. I am certainly bi on this question and keep a filter on my lenses so that they are protected when I have them in my jacket pocket, just in case the odd coin or some other sharp item has found its way into the pocket. But if I do a long series of shots, say a portraiture session, where I do not need them, I simply unscrew them. Best of two worlds. But I would like the filters to be real "instant off" and "instant on", which screw on filter aren't - -- Christer Almqvist D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France