Tragg Posted February 3, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Do you use filters with your digital Leica or rely on Lightroom or Photoshop to adjust your images? If you do use filters, what type? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fatihayoglu Posted February 3, 2018 Share #2 Posted February 3, 2018 I do use variable ND, circular polarizer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narsuitus Posted February 4, 2018 Share #3 Posted February 4, 2018 Circular Polarizer Neutral Density Graduated Neutral Density Soft Focus Infrared (will try this spring) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted February 4, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 4, 2018 Often a UV filter so I don't need to use a lens cap, and they are easy to clean when it's raining, and maybe an ND from time to time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted February 5, 2018 Share #5 Posted February 5, 2018 I use a B+W UV MRC filter on all lenses. Could also use clear ones as well... Over the years, have had to replace a few UV filters that were cracked or scratched but cheaper than replacing a front optic. Albert 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narsuitus Posted February 6, 2018 Share #6 Posted February 6, 2018 There are two photographic groups or camps – those who routinely use a filter to protect the front element of their lens and those who do not. I do not. However, when a colleague dropped her camera from a waist-level height, the filter shown here did not survive the fall on concrete; her camera and lens did. Filter for lens protection by Narsuitus, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6, 2018 Share #7 Posted February 6, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Do you use filters with your digital Leica or rely on Lightroom or Photoshop to adjust your images? If you do use filters, what type? When I clean my filters and notice how much dirt has accumulated after outdoor photography in dusty and wet areas there, I am very happy that these sometimes greasy films could not reach the front lenses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schattenundlicht Posted February 11, 2018 Share #8 Posted February 11, 2018 When I clean my filters and notice how much dirt has accumulated after outdoor photography in dusty and wet areas there, I am very happy that these sometimes greasy films could not reach the front lenses. +1, all the more so for travel. Better a new filter every 3-5 years than a new lens. However a cheap filter will make a great lens poor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schattenundlicht Posted February 11, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 11, 2018 Often a UV filter so I don't need to use a lens cap, and they are easy to clean when it's raining, and maybe an ND from time to time. A filter should not replace the lens cap, especially with older cameras, as direct sunlight may burn holes into the shutter cloth. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted February 11, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 11, 2018 Circular Polarizer Neutral Density Graduated Neutral Density Soft Focus Infrared (will try this spring) How do you use graduated filters? I just use protecting filters plus ND (Leica 16x) filters. Nothing else at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatihayoglu Posted February 12, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 12, 2018 How do you use graduated filters? I just use protecting filters plus ND (Leica 16x) filters. Nothing else at the moment. By using LV, to be honest except neutral filter, I use all my filters with LV. I don't understand or don't know how to use any filter with OVF. Plus all my filters are 82mm thread version (for my Nikon glasses as well) so technically I really can't use OVF due to finder blockage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narsuitus Posted February 12, 2018 Share #12 Posted February 12, 2018 How do you use graduated filters? When using graduated filters and polarizing filters on my M10, I use LiveView and a tripod. Normally, I focus and compose without the filter, add the filter, then adjust the position of the graduated filter or adjust the polarizer for the desired effect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_m Posted February 13, 2018 Share #13 Posted February 13, 2018 UV, Circular Polarizing filter, ND filters. The ND gets used a lot with my Noctilux to get wide open during the day. I worked in a camera store in LA and saw lots of dropped cameras. Many broken filters but never damage to front element. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted February 13, 2018 Share #14 Posted February 13, 2018 When using graduated filters and polarizing filters on my M10, I use LiveView and a tripod. Normally, I focus and compose without the filter, add the filter, then adjust the position of the graduated filter or adjust the polarizer for the desired effect. Thank you. I understand now that the graduated filters you don‘t have as round screw-on filters but as adjustable filters like a Lee system (I suppose). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narsuitus Posted February 14, 2018 Share #15 Posted February 14, 2018 Thank you. I understand now that the graduated filters you don‘t have as round screw-on filters but as adjustable filters like a Lee system (I suppose). Sorry, I did not make that clear. I do have a few round screw-on graduated filters but most of my graduated filters are adjustable rectangular filters ( B ) that I use in a Cokin-type holder ( E ). Filters and Holders by Narsuitus, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted February 14, 2018 Share #16 Posted February 14, 2018 I use a B+W UV MRC filter on all lenses. Could also use clear ones as well... Over the years, have had to replace a few UV filters that were cracked or scratched but cheaper than replacing a front optic. Albert Same here. And given that my newest Leica lens is almost 25 years old I'm not even certain if Leica has the front optics to replace some of them, so a damage could spell the need to purchase another lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunos Posted February 15, 2018 Share #17 Posted February 15, 2018 On the balance of this thread I bought a B+W XS-PRO Clear with Multi-Resistant Nano Coating (007M) for my 35mm Summicron. After using it for one day (in fairly rainy conditions) I just couldn't cope with the thought of cleaning it every time I used it. I have never bought a filter purely for lens protection before... but then I haven't had such an expensive lens as this before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted February 15, 2018 Share #18 Posted February 15, 2018 The new Leica UVa II filters on all lenses. Work a charm, never bind, perfect thread pitch and super easy to clean. No loss in image quality that I am able to discern. Pricey, but worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 15, 2018 Share #19 Posted February 15, 2018 On the balance of this thread I bought a B+W XS-PRO Clear with Multi-Resistant Nano Coating (007M) for my 35mm Summicron. After using it for one day (in fairly rainy conditions) I just couldn't cope with the thought of cleaning it every time I used it. I have never bought a filter purely for lens protection before... but then I haven't had such an expensive lens as this before.Could you cope with cleaning the front element of the lens then? For rain use a lens hood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunos Posted February 15, 2018 Share #20 Posted February 15, 2018 Could you cope with cleaning the front element of the lens then? For rain use a lens hood. I wasn't clear in my post... the thing I wasn't coping with was cleaning the front lens element. I can cope with cleaning the filter. On the rainy day I was using the lens with the hood but no filter. I was still getting a reasonable amount of rain on the front element even when taking precautions such as tilting the camera down slightly to try to minimise spray. It wasn't raining hard - it was that annoying British drizzle. With the filter (and hood) I am am (a little) less concerned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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