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What front protection clear UV filter?


MarkinVan

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When I visited the plant, back then in Solms, the guide told us, that Leica glass does not need a protection. It is made for serios work.....

Obviously they are not referring to the type of protection that many are seeking with UV filters (scratch, impact, etc). The 24-90 has an AquaDura coated (hydrophobic, dirt/water repellant) front element to reduce the risk of scratching and spotting from reduced cleaning.

 

There are a number of discussions about use of clear filters on this site. Everything one could want to know about opinions of members live in those threads.

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My father used to tell me to put a UV filter on each lens from new. The time I dropped a camera, the filter broke and dents the front of the len and the thread. Still worked fine, but I gave up on UV filters after that. The lens hood offers better protection, in my view.

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I feel the lens hood offers great protection for the 24-90 as well.

 

The last lens I used a filter on was my Nikkor 200f2. The front element was huge and I was always worried about accidentally banging it into something. The lens hood was so massive that I didn't often use it.

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Just wondering what front UV protection filter you have on your 24/90 lens.

 

 

I don't use one. The only filter I've needed so far is a polarizer, I bought a nice Rodenstock filter that works like a charm. 

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You'll find the pros and cons of a front UV or clear filter on Leica lenses is a bit of a religious argument around here, that said I use a B+W 82mm XS-Pro Clear MRC-Nano 007 Filter and am happy with it. 

If you are going to use one, the B+W filters (UV or clear) are fine, if expensive, although less expensive than the Leica filters.

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