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Subject: [Leica] Good Times with Bad Filters. IT'S BETTER WITH A CLEANING CLOTH! :-)
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:54:39 +0200
References: <BANLkTimvrw7zp7vZdbaw2D=zJFjwfdbSUA@mail.gmail.com> <903991D1-47D8-4F4F-BD6C-01F368474FE0@mac.com> <BANLkTikBZo1fq8kjwDZROVwckzX9tpOHjg@mail.gmail.com> <1D571A5AC1D84BD48DEFE695CA05D864@syneticfeba505> <C0AACDF3-90EF-4E65-9C4C-C48C4A971EF9@mac.com>

Should market them as "GrantsPants" lens cleaning 
cloths:-)

Douglas

On 20.06.2011 07:49, Chris Williams wrote:
> Love the Dr.
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> On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:47 AM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
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>> Lens shades and filters!!!!!!!
>>
>> I'm probably going to freak out many of you folks 
>> after you read this from 61 years of professional 
>> experience. :-)
>>
>> 1/ Noctilux f1.0!  This lens has never had a filter 
>> on it since it was purchased! The first Noctilux for 
>> sale in Canada somewhere around 1972? And used under 
>> so many weather, sand, oceans, dust and operating 
>> rooms, Olympics & you name it places and conditions. 
>> It's been used during more assignments than any of 
>> you can imagine.  Not a mark on the glass even when 
>> using a loupe to look for stuff. :-)
>>
>> Then about '81-'82 one of the pins holding the lens 
>> shade on fell out of the lens barrel and it was 
>> going to cost a fortune to have a new one installed 
>> by Leica. So in my great wisdom I threw the lens 
>> shade in the gear cabinet at that time and it's not 
>> had a filter nor lenshood for roughly 30 years and 
>> guess what? Still no marks under the inspection by a 
>> Loupe!
>>
>> And guess what again? Regardless of what may come 
>> back in comments I'm not changing my use routine no 
>> matter what anyone may offer as good advice! :-) So 
>> save your breathe ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy 
>> your time taking more productive photographs.Thank 
>> you. :-)
>>
>> As for filters & protection? Truly a bit of a myth 
>> if you drop a brand new 80-200 f4.0 twenty feet to a 
>> marble floor. Trust me the filter never helped one 
>> iota! :-) The lens & filter of course were 
>> completely destroyed! OOPS!!!!!! :-(
>>
>> Oh well such is life on some assignments. That's one 
>> of those life testing moments in breathing! ;-) OR 
>> NOT! :-)
>>
>> Those who are adamant about using filters for 
>> protection generally over state their worth simply 
>> because... no matter who makes the filter?  It 
>> provides two more surfaces to interfere with the 
>> image entering your camera. Constantly keeping them 
>> clean is just another pain during the actions of 
>> taking photographs.
>>
>> I'm a great believer in using Polarizing filters to 
>> enhance a scene, but other than that it's about the 
>> only filter I've used on a regular basis.
>>
>> Yes many many years ago I had the usual suggested 
>> "ONE MUST HAVE!"  filters for b&W film use, yellow, 
>> orange, red, UV various sizes for various Leica 
>> sized lenses. But as the years went by they became 
>> more of display articles in the gear cabinet.
>>
>> Then thrown in my face many times are the.... 
>> "Cleaning people comments!" My reaction is..."Get 
>> over it!"  Blow the dust off the lens, breath hot 
>> and heavy on the glass then use your shirt tail and 
>> clean it up. Or as I've repeated many times on list 
>> over the past years, this one!
>>
>> Those who wear cotton under shorts and you sit on 
>> them day after day, year after year, washed and 
>> worn, again and again, are creating the softest lens 
>> cleaning cloth imaginable. Hey come on I'm serious! :-)
>>
>> How? Well your sitting on them until you or your 
>> wife tells you.... "You need new under shorts!" :-) 
>> So you take the old ones and with a pair of scissors 
>> cut out the largest piece of sit upon material and 
>> throw the rest away. Don't panic they are well 
>> washed before you go through this routine, so relax! 
>> :-) I can hear some of you cringing  as though you 
>> are about to use a baby's dirty diaper! Get over it! 
>> :-) It's nice super soft cotton material! No 
>> scratching, guaranteed! :-)
>>
>> Now you put that cloth in a small plastic bag and 
>> keep it or them in your camera bag and you'll always 
>> have clean scratch free lenses!.
>>
>> I know you'll appreciate these words of wisdom from 
>> the old Doc! ;-) Your welcome! ;-) Thank you. :-)
>>
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted :-)
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In reply to: Message from jbmmllug at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] Good Times with Bad Filters)
Message from zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams) ([Leica] Good Times with Bad Filters)
Message from csaganich at gmail.com (Chris Saganich) ([Leica] Good Times with Bad Filters)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca) ([Leica] Good Times with Bad Filters. IT'S BETTER WITH A CLEANING CLOTH! :-))
Message from zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams) ([Leica] Good Times with Bad Filters. IT'S BETTER WITH A CLEANING CLOTH! :-))