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What Filters Do you Like ?

glenerrolrd

Workshop Member
Leica filters are very very expensive . During the time of the UV/IR filters for the M8 ...I watched a woman at the factory take them out of a large bulk Hoya box and repackage them in individual silver Leica boxes . Of course they could have been made to a Leica specification as the UV/IR situation might require . Makes me wonder about buying Leica filters .

Normally I would either just buy the Leica filters knowing that the coatings etc would be consistent with the lenses (or at least I hope so ) . Nothing wrong for example with Zeiss filters on Zeiss lenses as an example. B&H ,Heliopan and Hoya all made professional quality filters and I hear that Breakthru Technologies sells exception filters (if you want a neutral transmission ).

Any thoughts .

Normally I would go without but I am headed to the Beach soon and like to have a surface to wipe the salt spray off .
 

PeterA

Well-known member
I live on a beach in Sydney and salt in the air is the silent killer of all things. I make it a rule to have a UV filter in front of all my glass protecting against splash as well. For Leica lenses I always buy a new Leica badged UV filter and put it on as soon as I get the lens out of the box.





I don't bother with coloured filters in front of glass - if I want to add some drama I do it via PP these days...

 
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