warnica Posted March 5, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 5, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone locate one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Hi warnica, Take a look here Protective Lens Filter For X1. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
eduardoho Posted March 6, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 6, 2010 I don't believe it exists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Kerridge Posted March 6, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 6, 2010 You could try this. An X1 version available soon according to website. PRODUCTS ACMAXX LCD ARMOR It keeps the screen of your Camera LCD screen clean and safe from damage. ACMAXX LENS ARMOR UV FILTER Custom designed for lens without screw. Provide Maximum protection for your Lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 6, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 6, 2010 The ring around the base of the lens unscrews. In this place - whenever it becomes available - you will screw a plastic tube which will have a filter thread at the other end, onto which you screw said filter. The downside is that with an additional hood it will make quite a cumbersome package and you have to unscrew it everytime you put the camera away. At the risk of repeating myself yet again, Leica should have made the lens a fixed design with a filter thread, IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptu Posted March 6, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 6, 2010 I wonder if that filter has any down sides, like in IQ? Because I would like to protect the lens but not in the cost of IQ. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feyeping Posted March 8, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 8, 2010 I have impressed my finger print on the lens of my X1 within 2 days of my purchase. It will be nice if the lens can be protected by a filter or hood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted March 8, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 8, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I wonder if that filter has any down sides, like in IQ? Because I would like to protect the lens but not in the cost of IQ. Yes, I can't imagine that those filters would not affect IQ. I bet a cheap filter could be more detrimental than dust or a finger print. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted March 8, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 8, 2010 With today's hard lens coatings, protective filters are not essential. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 8, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 8, 2010 With today's hard lens coatings, protective filters are not essential. dunk Not true!! Are you saying you cannot scratch one of 'today's' lenses? If you clean a lens enough times it will leave marks, if something hits your lens it may very well leave marks.......a filter does offer protection against damage to the lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 8, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 8, 2010 My ruined 19mm Elmarit-R is testament to the fact that protective filters are a good idea. All my lenses wear one all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted March 8, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 8, 2010 Not true!! Are you saying you cannot scratch one of 'today's' lenses? If you clean a lens enough times it will leave marks, if something hits your lens it may very well leave marks.......a filter does offer protection against damage to the lens. I did not write that you cannot scratch one of today's lenses. I maybe should have written that many users wipe their lenses too often. And Andy's 19mm lens being at least 20 years old (IIRC from a previous post) would probably not have as hard a coating as a modern lens. BTW ... older lenses with scratched or ruined coatings are not necessarily irrevocably damaged as they can be repolished and recoated often at economic cost ... I recently had a 50mm Summicron polished and recoated . Link here http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/115030-lens-fungus.html dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted March 8, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 8, 2010 I've seen pictures taken with a broken / cracked lens that still look like ok photos. Lenses are durable... though I'd rather not find out with my own equipment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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