Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Khong wrote: >People are divided here. Some like to put a filter and others do not. I do >purely for pragmatic reasons. The Noct has such a big piece of glass in >front that I'd feel terrible if something happened to the front element; >when that happens, it's too late to regret, kick myself or think about >whether image degradation occurs with filters. By this time all the real >and hypothetical advantages of not using a filter is no longer an issue.>>>> Hi Dan, In 33 years of carrying a Noctilux (sans filter) indoors, outdoors, in planes & trains and under the sea, I've never had anything happen that was damaging. Now I've confessed, I'll have to keep fingers crossed for another 33 years!:) Other than one event! A couple years ago, some of you know what's coming. :) While shooting an assignment on a large animal veterinarian, a big old cow let fly with a pile of S........t and covered me, Noctilux and M6! Hell of an experience! And not a filter in sight! :) Wiped it off best we could and carried on! Certainly in a somewhat "aroma challenged environment! :):) ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant