RE: [Leica] Re: Filters as protection-

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Dan - Absolutely!

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> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dan Post
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 11:39 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Filters as protection-
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> BD and Jim-
> While I rarely use filters unless it is to FILTER light,
> particularly B&W shots, I have to admit that I can see the value
> in some situations. A young lady came into the store recently to
> replace her UV filter; she had been rock climbing, and hiking,
> and had manage to either drop or bump the lens against an
> outcropping of rock that cut a fearful gash in the UV filter, and
> damaging the ring. Without the filter it would have been curtains
> for the lens; considering the conditions in which she chose to
> be, I felt no guilt in selling her a new filter. I did insist,
> however that a collapsible rubber lenshood would both serve to
> protect the camera further, and reduce any flare introduced by the filter.
> I think it boils down do 'different strokes for different folks';
> personally, if I was in a really hostile environment, I'd take a
> Nikonos V so that I could wash the crud off the camera before
> opening it! Different jobs require different tools.
> Cheers to all of you, filtered or unfiltered!
> Dan
> dwpost@msn.com
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