Sorry, I needed to put a smiley on that one.
Chuck Norcutt
John Hudson wrote:
> Chuck:
>
> What is it about UV filters that has generated so much high blood pressure ?
>
> I prefer to keep air borne grunge and moisture off the front element of
> whatever lens I am using, as most people would I am sure, and thus any
> minute distortion in the image is but a low price to pay for maintaining
> lens quality.
>
> jh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:05 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: focus and ? about lens filters
>
>
>> What is it that you don't understand when we all tell you not to use UV
>> filters?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Amin Sabet wrote:
>>> I'm pretty good about using a hood and avoiding impact. The filter would
>>> be
>>> there mainly to protect the lens from me and my OCD, which makes it
>>> almost
>>> irresistable for me to clean the front element more often than I ought to
>>> do
>>> so. I'd hate to wipe the MC off my OM primes. Would this filter cause
>>> any
>>> noticeable degradation of image quality with the 40/2 prime? ->
>>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/11987-REG/B_W_66070201_49mm_UV_Haze_010.html
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a religious issue. If you're like Bob Whitmere and take photos
>>> of the raging ocean while standing in the surf spray then you should
>>> probably have some lens (and other) protection. But if you're just
>>> trying to protect the glass from accidental impact you'll be *much*
>>> better off with just a good lens hood.
>>>
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