Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier commented: >If not having a UV filter is going to prevent you from taking photographs; >then put one on! IT IS ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS! Do what you need to photograph >comfortably. Fear of flaming notwithstanding, I agree! Having learned the hard way (unhappy clients, frustrated photographer!) that there is no way of telling what degree of filter-induced flare I would get when using an M lens (as opposed to seeing it in the viewfinder of the Leicaflex), I took 'em all off. Then the obvious hit me - 90% of my pictures were not shot against the light, so an insurance against dust and scratches seemed a GOOD THING. Now they're off just 10% of the time. Seems a reasonable compromise to me. Nick.