[Leica] Re: black tape on lens lettering?

[Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>]

At 10:00 AM 3/1/01 +0200, Christer Almqvist wrote:
>I have been waiting for a long time for somebody to take up the 
>following point, but nobody has. I will now have a go at it myself.
>
>The new  Leica lenses have the lens name, serial number and a few 
>other things written on on the front rim of the lens, on the surface 
>parallell to the film plane. The letters seem to be much larger than 
>on older lenses, and the paint much brighter, but this may be due to 
>the paint having faded on my old lenses. I am sure that this 
>lettering and numbering will cause a lot of internal reflections when 
>I put on my  "safety glasses" UV filter, so I have covered the 
>letters and the numbers with black tape. What do you think of this 
>idea?
>
>>Way cool. I must try it someday.
>>
>>Jim Brick
>>Silly Cone Valley, CA
>
>(Sorry Jim, I could not resist that one.)
>-- 
>Christer Almqvist


Hay Chris... there is ALWAYS a use for Black Tape. It is one of Leica's
high "profit" items. Just like UV filters.

And it keeps Dr. Black Tape in business...

:)

Jim