On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 21:28:21 -0600, stan <stanheid@mc.net> wrote:

>Peter Chant wrote:

>> In article <3e6a3640.6614555@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>,

>> d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether) writes:

>> > I hate MC filters for this reason (and MC is also

>> > unnecessary on a filter). Try dish-detergent again,

>> > followed by a VERY thorough tap-water rinse. Follow

>> > this with a thorough distilled-water rinse, and air-dry

>> > with a strong air hand-syringe (this works to get most

>> > of the stuff off, if silicone HAS NEVER been used on it

>> > [try alcohol, if it has - but this requires a long,

>> > miserable cleaning session to correct...]). Follow

>> > with breathing UP onto the filter, cleaning local

>> > areas with fresh Q-Tips (wash hands in dish-detergent

>> > first, though...).

>> ...so it would be advisable to put a non-multicoat skylight or UV filter

>> infront of any multicoat filter to protect it from hard to clean off

>> grime...

Uh, no.....;-)

>> pete@petezilla.co.uk

>> http://www.petezilla.co.uk

>

>I keep a UV filter on my lenses to keep dirt and sand from getting to the

>lens. I put a lens cap on that, then unscrew the lens when I want to shoot.

>It keeps the lens clean, but I never use one for shooting

>Stan

>Visual Arts Photography

As discussed at great length here before, there is

no reason for not using a filter except under rare

conditions - there is rarely a visible ill effect

from using a protection filter of good quality

(and this filter does not need to be expensive...).