On Wed, 4 Nov 1998 16:00:52 -0800, "F. Hayashi" wrote:
>On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Bjørn Rørslett wrote:

>> As David R. commented, a true UV-transmitting lens is needed in order to
>> get a good UV image onto film. As I possess one of these quartz/fluorite
>> UV-Nikkors, I also have been able to shoot quite a lot in UV colour.
>> Visit my website for examples of this exciting line of photography. And
>> yes, by putting a UV filter on the UV-Nikkor, I also have a superb macro
>> lens for ordinary photography.

>Do you have to take some sort of precaution to make sure you do not damage
>your eyes with the UV rays that get passed through the camera?

There should be less of a problem with UV in the viewfinder
image than there would be from viewing the UV-illuminated
subject directly, I would think... (assuming the illumination
is not unusually intense, and narrowly-directed...). With
subjects with natural UV illumination, there would be no
additional hazzard.