Re: [Leica] Filters

[Michael Leitheiser <flyh2o@worldnet.att.net>]

My real world is like yours, 11x14 (rarely 16x20) and most often 8x10 and
5x7.  Yeh, I think that 2 extra glass surfaces over the lense can degrade
the image.  I use only the normal black and white filters I need to get the
images I want.  I really like my eyes, dunno what I would do with out them.
 Like most people I take good good care of them, but I don't wear goggles
unless diving or motorcycle riding......I don't think this means I "scorn"
protection.

P.S. I buy primarily used too, but in spite of that I don't think I have a
case of "lens envy" as evidenced in your post.

At 12:05 PM 3/22/98 -0500, you wrote:
>One of the most refreshing things about this list has been the utter lack
of flaming, until I apparantly foolishly asked the question about UV filters.
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>Now, would someone out there have the kindness to tell me whether, in the
real world, where images are being blow up to 11x14 on rare occassion, and
more normally are in the 5x7 to 8x10 range, whether the image degredation
caused by a good quality UV filter outweighs the peace of mind of having
full-time protection for a piece of glass in the 800-1500 range? (I can't
afford to buy new, like those of you who talk about your $3,000 lenses -
and, I can't help but wondering if part of the attraction for the equipment
for some of you, as well as the necessity to be so rude about such a simple
question, comes from wanting to tell the world that you can afford to pay
those prices and then scorn protection)
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>B. D.
Mike Leitheiser

"When the trout are lost, smash the state."
                                   Tom McGuane