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Subject: [OM] Re: focus and ? about lens filters
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:04:05 +1100
I seem to remember reading somewhere that a couple of the super  
dooper Canon lenses like the legendary 200/1.8 actually had a window  
pane front element - in effect a built-in protection 'filter' (that  
filtered nothing) in the assumption that many users would go in harms  
way and it would be a lot cheaper to replace than some beautifully  
curved piece of rare glass.
Of course, I could be wrong as usual....
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 09/01/2008, at 6:09 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:

> Like Chuck said, whether Zuiko, Nikon or Canon (or Pentax, etc.),
> this is really good glass and shouldn't be degraded unless absolutely
> necessary. Besides, the case could be made that taking pictures under
> adverse conditions such as a lot of dust or spray is automatically
> going to degrade the image (shoot through falling snow if you don't
> believe me), so the filter can only help protect your investment. If
> conditions are not adverse (verse? <g>), then who needs the filter.
> Naked glass. That's the way God meant it to be. <g>



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