Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/26

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Subject: [Leica] Ah! Back to the Great Filter Dispute!
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Thu Jun 26 15:27:02 2008
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Rule of thumb (where did that come from):

If the subjects wear hard hats, safety glasses, dust respirators, etc.
We and our gear probably should as well.

;~)

Fond regards,
George
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On Jun 26, 2008, at 5:12 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:

> Today, I was shooting plasters, local 200, blasting cement plaster  
> on wall surfaces. Since I shoot wide, for the most part, a filter  
> would of been necessary had I my Leica gear with me. In these kinds  
> of situations I use my throw-away Canon glass. Though I did tough  
> it out without filtration, with an Holga, for some BW shots.
> I haven't gone through the camera bag yet, but much of the gear has  
> a grey film on it.
> When I'm on the ocean, I always use filters. When I'm on the shore  
> line, I go without filters.


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