Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The early coatings were easily scratched and the coatings become more fragile with age. Definitely use a protective filter with older lenses. Marc can speak with more authority than I on when Leica switched to decent lens coatings. All my lenses are fine with no filters but I do cap them when not actually shooting. Twenty five plus years and no problems yet. Now for all those lenses with normal cleaning marks. Have you seen how the average person looks after their gear? It is a wonder the lens isn't knocked clean off before a few months time. John Collier On 15-Aug-06, at 7:06 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > Something else, I have a 51-year-old Collapsible Summicron with a > beat up UV filter mounted.