stonehen@ncoast.UUCP (Sammie Chan) (09/09/84)
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Hello Folks,
I must put my two cents into the subject of not using
filters to protect lens. I was Photo Editor for my high
school paper for two years and am currently the Photo Editor
for the Cleveland State Cauldron. And in these 4 years as
the one responsible for the equipment I must say that filters
are a must for lens protection. The Cauldron has all Nikon
Equipment and Nikkor lenses; and our budget was cut quite a
bit, so any replacement needs mean a big "SORRY, no can do".
I have had photographers bumping the 43-86 zoom (my favorite
lens) into walls, the 80-200 zoom poked at by people, it getting
knock down into the dirt (camera at belly level, lens into the
dirt), and even rock singers spitting into it!! Hey I almost
got kicked by Cyndi Lauper during a special concert at the
Cleveland Agora! (that is my 43-86 kicked, I had a photo pass).
Yes I have seen a bit of ghost images while shooting at night.
Also it is a chore to clean the filters every week but I will
never ever go out on duty without a nice skylight filter on
my lens! Oh one last thing, how would you tell an adminstrator
to stop dripping his drink on your camera equipment when he
is almost drunk? :-)
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everything that stands, the end.ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (09/12/84)
The filter also protects the threads so other filters can be installed. My sister managed to dent my Skylight filter, but I just unscrewed it and replaced it with another. -Ron I no longer let her near my equipment.