[Leica] Which 'cron or 'lux? now nuts with no lights

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

Hey! I have done that too :-)

  It was snowing like the dickens and you couldn't see much but white 
past your headlights. We were going quite slow until for some reason or 
other I turned off the lights (it was decades ago and I don't remember 
why). All of a sudden you could see for miles. There was a full moon 
lighting a thin layer of clouds just like a big fat umbrella reflector.

We left our park lights on and blasted down the highway like it was a 
sunny day. When approaching a car ahead, we would turn on our lights to 
pass them and then switch them off. Soon the everyone was driving with 
only their park lights.

Now what was this all about? Oh yes, lens shades. If no lens shade 
means a small bag, the ability to carry more gear and an unobstructed 
view? Why not?

If you want to use the lens shade, great. I was just pointing out to 
someone who found the shade awkward that the lens could be used 
successfully without it. I have/had other lenses that I use without 
shades (21A, 24A and Noctilux). I also have have lenses I use with 
shades (50/1.4A, 90/2AA, 135 hektor and T-E). Finally I had lenses that 
I couldn't get a big enough shade for (90/2.8T-E and 50/2). Had being 
the operative word.

John Collier

On 11-Feb-05, at 7:50 AM, B. D. Colen wrote:

> Working without a lens shade is a bit like driving at night without
> headlights - you may well survive the experience; but you may not.