Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Equipment question
From: Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:37:12 -0800 (GMT-08:00)

<grduprey@rockwellcollins.com> wrote:

> I use a uv filter on my Micro Nikkor 55/3.5 as the front element is way
> down there and hard to get to and properly clean so the filter is there to
> keep dust out.  Otherwise I use filters only when necessary.

At close range the reflections off the UV filter of the front element can be close enough to the focus plane that the baffling and (depending on the particular model) lettering around the front element will be recognizable.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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