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From: stonehen@ncoast.UUCP (Sammie Chan)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: don't use filters ...
Message-ID: <314@ncoast.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 8-Sep-84 23:58:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: ncoast.314
Posted: Sat Sep  8 23:58:54 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Sep-84 07:44:55 EDT
Organization: North Coast XENIX, Cleveland
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Hello Folks,
   I must put my two cents into the subject of not using
filters to protect lens.  I was Photo Editor for my high
school paper for two years and am currently the Photo Editor
for the Cleveland State Cauldron.  And in these 4 years as
the one responsible for the equipment I must say that filters
are a must for lens protection.  The Cauldron has all Nikon
Equipment and Nikkor lenses; and our budget was cut quite a
bit, so any replacement needs mean a big "SORRY, no can do".
I have had photographers bumping the 43-86 zoom (my favorite
lens) into walls, the 80-200 zoom poked at by people, it getting
knock down into the dirt (camera at belly level, lens into the
dirt), and even rock singers spitting into it!!  Hey I almost
got kicked by Cyndi Lauper during a special concert at the
Cleveland Agora! (that is my 43-86 kicked, I had a photo pass).
  Yes I have seen a bit of ghost images while shooting at night.
Also it is a chore to clean the filters every week but I will
never ever go out on duty without a nice skylight filter on
my lens!  Oh one last thing, how would you tell an adminstrator
to stop dripping his drink on your camera equipment when he
is almost drunk? :-)

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