Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!darrelj From: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Re: don't use filters to protect lens Message-ID: <1285@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Sat, 1-Sep-84 11:05:21 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.1285 Posted: Sat Sep 1 11:05:21 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 3-Sep-84 11:41:05 EDT References: <3466@decwrl.UUCP> Reply-To: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica Lines: 16 Summary: Personally, I don't use filters to protect my Nikkors, but I do scrupulously use lens hoods (which is a good practice anyway). Less protection than a filter, since a pointy object can still get in, but stops walls, baseballs, flare. Spiratone used to make a nonfiltering glass opticap (i.e. a #0) for use as a clear lens cap. -- Darrel J. Van Buer, PhD System Development Corp. 2500 Colorado Ave Santa Monica, CA 90406 (213)820-4111 x5449 ...{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,orstcs,sdcsvax,ucla-cs,akgua} !sdcrdcf!darrelj VANBUER@USC-ECL.ARPA