Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 07-08-1998 22:56 Glen M. Robinson wrote: >No way. Aluminum oxide is an extremely hard material that forms a solid >film on aluminum metal. It cannot be wiped off. Rubies and sapphires are >aluminum oxide with some impurities. This described material sounds like >a lubricant or a soap used to clean the filter. Well, if this is true I wonder whether the Circular Polarizer I bought as "new" just before my holiday, was really that new! Upon close inspection I noticed that it appeared to have cleaning marks on the front side... Pascal - -------------------------------------------------------- Check out: http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ - ------------------------------------------------------- Who else than Leica could make a camera like the R8 ? With that unique design and above all: that ergonomics. Nikon ? Canon ? Nobody but Leica ! - ------------------------------------------------------- <<< PGP public key available on request >>>