Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]D Khong wrote: > > Spot on, Dante! The gurus of the "no filter" theology are so hung up with > their nakedness that they cannot see that there are circumstances and > situations when using a filter actually produce better pictures than not. > > Dan K. > > Dante Stella wrote: > >I just got back from Thailand, and I can tell you about the crud I was > >scraping off my B+W filters on a daily basis - with so much diesel > >exhaust, soot, and other crap (mostly in Bangkok), I'm glad something was > >keeping it off my lenses. > > > >Dante > > > >On Nov 14, 2003, at 5:42 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > > > >>Filters! You're selling filters!? To put in front of that prestine Leica > >>glass? Shame on you (or ... good going, for dumping them) :) :) > >> > >>You might want to provide the size (39mm for example) to get the right > >>buyers. > >> > >>Daniel > >> > >> > >>On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Andrew Moore wrote: > >> > >>> > >>>Filters for sale, all in near-mint or mint condition, barely used: > >>> > >>>B+W 39mm Neutral Density 101 (2x) 0.3 > >>>B+W 39mm Neutral Density 102 (4x) 0.6 > >>>B+W 39mm Yellow 022 (8) > >>>B+W 39mm Red 25 (2) > >>>B+W 39mm 81A ><Snip> While there are plenty of people who are not so up on the UV "protective" filter scam the above filters are more than a sheet of thin glass in front of a thick lens with a rock hard coating. These filters are used for very real technical reasons and can make or break a picture. I've heard of people who po-po the use of ANY filter but have never met one on the internet or the sidewalk. I suspect if they exist at all they are dilettantes who make snapshots they bring in to the one hour minilab and trade stocks or write software. They'd also be down on owning a tripod. These are people who are really not into it enough where they have to solve a variety of real photographic problems. They just walk down the sidewalk and click away. Or just shoot their wife and kids. That's fine with me but when they tell me my filters are stupid they are just showing there own stupidity. Much as I hate to insult the nonexistent. As Forest Gump says "Stupid is as stupid does!" Not that that has anything to do with anything. Mark Rabiner Love is never having to say "your sorry." Neutral Density 102 (4x) 0.6 AND BE THERE! And WEAR SUN SCREEN! Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html