On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, John Pendley wrote:
> Hello, Joseph and Everyone,
> This reminds me of two questions I'd appreciate some informed oppinions on.
> I grew up being told that keeping a UV or skylight filter on a lens, for
> protection of the front element, is a bad idea. The argument went something
> like this. "Why spend hundreds of dollars on precision glass and then put a
> cheap piece of $*&# in front of it? Beside, it adds another glass-to-air
> interface." What do you all think about the question?
I'm against using "protection" filters unless absolutely necessary.
> On a related note (this is all "related" to the original topic), if I don't
> feel like springing for Schneider or B+W filters, what's good? Tiffen?
> Hoya? Or should I just bite the bullet and go for the German glass? I
> guess it could be worse since I rarely use anything but a polarizer (unless
I'd say bite the bullet lightly, by buying only one sixe filter,
and as many step-ups as necessary.
*= Doris Fang =*
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