Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Poor guy was asking whether to "slim or not to slim" UV filter for the 24mm. - --- Randy Jensen <randy@jamzcheer.com> wrote: > I, too, fell pray early in my photographic life to > the protection UV scam. > > It makes me sick to think about the bayonet 60mm B+W > and Hasselblad filters > I wasted my money on over the years. After all, if > you have a Zeiss or > Leica lens, you have to have a $200 filter on it > right? I could have bought > a couple replacement lenses for what those damn > things cost. > > Anyway, all my lenses are naked now. The thing I > noticed is that I was > INCREDIBLY careful of my expensive UV filters, and I > NEVER got a scratch on > them. So what's the POINT??? > > Anyway, just thought I'd side with Ted. lol > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On > Behalf Of eric > korenman > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 8:43 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Do I need a 'slim' filter for a > 24mm elmarit? > > > > Ok ok .. > So maybe I will go naked with this lens (the lens, > not me). > Anybody care to insure me? > There's an idea! A LUG 'scratch' insurance policy! > > with tongue-in-cheek and, as always, amused by the > LUGgite passion expresed > on this forum, > > Eric > > > > > > > >From: "Douglas Herr"<telyt@earthlink.net> > >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Do I need a 'slim' filter for > a 24mm elmarit? > >Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 08:33:51 -0800 > > > >eric korenman asked: > > > > > Just bought a 24mm elmarit (thanks Phong!) > > > > > > Buying some film from B&H today, and I would > > > also like to get a UV filter for the lens. > > > >What Ted wrote, almost word-for-word. If you want > to protect the lens, get > >a > >rider on your homeowner's insurance policy. My > Leica lenses have been > >naked > >for over 20 years and show no sign of degradation > or damage. > > > > > >Doug Herr<BR>Birdman of > Sacramento<BR>http://www.wildlightphoto.com > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months > FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html