Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -----Original Message----- From: Albert Daddario <adaddario@hotmail.com> >I've heard that putting a UV filter on a Leica lens is akin to having a >Porsche and towing a trailer! I'm new to all this ... should I use one? >All suggestions are greatly appreciated! AD From a practical point of view, *sometimes* it makes sense to use a UV filter: If the lens in question has a pretty exposed front element, and the cap sometimes pops off in your bag. Others have suggested that errant caps are the leading cause of scratched front elements (I say it's overcleaning!) and prefer not capping the lens at all while it's safe in it's own padded compartment. That technique works pretty good too, but you do have to periodically blow the lint off the glass :-) If you own something like the 35 Summicron-M Asph, forget it; with the hood in place, the front element is so deeply recessed that you'd have to try pretty hard to muck it up. Jeff