Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/20

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Subject: RE: [Leica] UV or not UV
From: Harrison McClary <harrison@mcclary.net>
Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 13:48:15 -0000

>but my own preference is to put a slight warming filter
>such as a B+W or Heliopan KR1,5 instead of the UV

Peter,

I agree here...I almost always leave an 81a on my lenses as I like the 
warmer tone in my images.  I do remove when shooting in a situation where 
the filter is creating a large amount of flare (easy to see with an SLR).

Often when working on an assignment where things are happening fast and 
furious I rarely put any caps on my lenses...just drop them into the bag 
front element down knowing there is a filter on the front to absorb the 
impact should they hit anything...the unprotected rear element is left 
poking up.  Over 12 years of work as a news/editorial/commercial location 
photographer I have never had a lens where the elements looked anything 
less than like new.

As other have said do what you prefer as each person uses his/her gear in 
a different way and must work in the manner that best suits them.

Harrison McClary
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