RE: [Leica] Noctilux and filters

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

At 09:20 PM 1/26/00 +0000, you wrote:
>The Leica Academy course was quite explicit on this point - leica lenses do
>not need or benefit from filters unless you are using them for specific
>artistic purposes.
>
>Jon
Not to start an endless and useless thread..;-)....But a UV filter on my 35 
Summilux ASPH would have proven quite useful last August when, after my 
auto accident, it ended up with battery acid on the front element....

Thanks to the postings of various LUGers, I gave up a life-long habit of 
putting a UV filter on every lens I purchased, when I purchased it. I buy 
the scientific argument that any piece of glass in front of the front 
element will, under certain circumstances, degrade image quality. 
HOWEVER...One has to wonder whether the photo skills of all but one or two 
people on this list - or in this world, for that matter :-) - are so great 
that their photo skills won't degrade any image more than a Leica or B&W UV 
filter....And while it's easy for Leica to recommend against the use of 
filters for lens protection, when the ultimate disaster occurs, and that 
unprotected front element is damaged, don't forget that Leica will be 
making the profit on a new lens, rather than a new filter. ;-)

I'm outta here...I pledge not to post any response or further message on 
this subject for at least six months.