Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!jcp From: jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Re: don't use filters to protect lenses Message-ID: <4378@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sun, 2-Sep-84 04:04:24 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.4378 Posted: Sun Sep 2 04:04:24 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 02:21:32 EDT References: ncsu.2674 <1277@browngr.UUCP> Organization: Ballistics Research Lab Lines: 14 I use filters for ALL my lenses, usually good ones, but in a pinch, ANYTHING will do... Since I use my camera for mostly outdoor photography, and for taking on trips with me, the lenses need some sort of protection. A case in point: Last year, while on a trip to India, when I had my camera with me virtually 24hrs/day, I 'lost' my first filter. It was covering my 28 mm. wide angle lens when a passing Jeep sprayed me, and the lense with nice little chunks of marble, (you know, the stuff that looks so pretty on the Taj Mahal?). Well, one piece shattered the filter, but the lens was just fine. Fortunately, I had a spare with me at the time, so I lost ~$16 rather than at least $170, (I don't know what a Cannon 28mm costs these days, but it was expensive when I bought it.) Best reason I can think of to KEEP USING FILTERS! -JCP-