Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Consider it ditched...LOL > on 5/8/02 8:34 PM, kiklaas@iinet.net.au at kiklaas@iinet.net.au wrote: > > > > > How many Noctliux owners use a Leica UV filter on this lens. > > > > Eeww! Ickk! > > I often wonder what UV filters are supposed to protect the lens from... > certainly not from shards of broken filter glass... filters aren't made of > tempered glass, ya know. Dust and fingerprints can be cleaned off, and for > the last 35 years or so Leica lenses have had hard coatings. My lenses have > been naked for over 20 years. In salt water spray or sandstorms, I can > understand the glass needing protection, but otherwise ditch the UV filter! > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html