Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm with Tina on this; I don't own a filter for my Leica lenses. I've never felt the need. I suppose it depends on your needs, but the photos I take would seldom benefit from use of a filter. What helps my photography is being able to go off with an M6 with a 35mm attached, and a 50 in my pocket. This and some film, and I'm set for an outing. Sincerely, Joe Stephenson - -----Original Message----- From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: Polarizing Filter >At 06:11 PM 1/27/99 -0600, you wrote: >>At 06:18 PM 27/01/99 -0500, Tina wrote: >>Stick with black and white and use M's >>>and you won't have to worry about filters! >>> >>Was this a joke without the smileys Tina, or were you being serious? Don't >>you use any filters at all with B&W? Just wondering ... >> >> > > >Nope, no filters at all; but then I'm not doing landscape photography. I >want speed and the best glass available. Filters cut down both. In >addition, it simplifies life: two less surfaces to clean, less to carry, >store and fiddle with. If I decide I want to adjust the contrast or >something, I can always do that in the darkroom or with PhotoShop - now the >smiley :-) > >Leically, > >Tina > > >Tina Manley, ASMP > >http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html >http://www.pomegranates.com/frame/manley/index.html >http://members.tripod.com/~Tina_Manley/index.html >