Carduelis Posted June 9, 2012 Share #21 Â Posted June 9, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) If you have a look at my local Leica dealer's website www.stephenspremier.com and select News and Workshops from the Upper Left menu and scroll down to Leica Lens Test, I think you could be in for a pleasant surprise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Hi Carduelis, Take a look here UV filter saves my Leica lens. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
hendriphile Posted June 10, 2012 Share #22 Â Posted June 10, 2012 A picture is worth a 1,000 words. I only hope these images will be available for viewing. Â After making a 2,000-mile trip recently by air I took my M3 out of its bag to find this: Â [/img] Â After removing the filter, it looked like this: Â [/img] Â Always protect your precious lens with a filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_goode Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share #23 Â Posted June 11, 2012 The fact that one lens failed to sustain visible damage in one instance does not change the laws of physics, which say that the more rigid the system, the more completely the force of impact is transferred from the point of impact throughout that system. That, as I alluded to before, is the basis of crumple-zone engineering which has become the norm in automotive safety design. However, I think the primary criteria in lens hood design is their ability shield the lens maximally from oblique light (in Leica M case, weighed against viewfinder intrusion), followed by ease of mounting/dismounting. In fact I would be surprised if impact protection is given more than passing consideration, though admittedly I've never been an insider at a lens planning session at Leica. Â Your point is well made . . . in my experience, I have found M cameras to be rugged but I doubt they are designed for the kind of severe impact my lens and camera sustained. This is the second time I've slipped and fallen with my MP (both times when trying to navigate around slippery rocks . . . I'll learn one of these days) and yet the camera has continued to function beautifully. I haven't had the lens checked out since the accident but it focuses smoothly . . . I haven't defied the laws of physics. The first impact was absorbed by a Luigi leather case and the second by a now shattered UV filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_goode Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share #24 Â Posted June 12, 2012 But to put the record straight: for the same reason as 01af, I still don't use them (UV filters on the front of a lens - not the trousers). Surely lightning can't strike twice on the same backside? I find that UV filters AND trousers help my photographic experience. Two of the most important things in my life are well protected :-D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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