Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:48 AM 6/26/2008, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >Hey there, chill dude ;-) Akhil asked about UV filters and prefers to use >them. No-one will drop into your place and force you to put some on your >lenses ;-) Geoff The argument about whether or not to use filters as lens caps goes back to the days when the List was run by "the Gang of Four" fifteen years or so back. For some reason, there are few who inhabit the middle ground here, and folks seem to defend their positions viscerally. It is rather like discussing the virtues of sweet pork barbecue versus those of vinegar-based pork barbecue here on the USian East Coast. The dispute heats up every year or two. Akhil's comments ARE interesting and I, too, am a bit taken back. In fifteen years of argument, this is the first time someone has come forth to claim that the use of a filter-as-lens cap actually protected a lens. I'm with Mark on this one. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!