I must just confirm Dave's thoughts there; my FA28-105 had to be repaired
after being knocked off a table while travelling in Hong Kong, although the
only visible damage was to the filter ring, the internals were very stiff
afterwards.
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: On subject of flare.
> On Jun 19, 2006, at 5:00 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
>
>> It is only logical to prefer to have to
>> replace the filter than go through the hoops replacing the front
>> element.
>
> I think any impact that damages a filter is still likely to cause
> problems within the lens - especially zoom lenses which have more
> moving parts. My gear is insured (which costs me enough to buy a new
> lens every year), so accidental breakage is covered in addition to
> fire/theft/etc.
>
> Hopefully we won't repeat the filter vs {metal/plastic} hood argument...
>
> - Dave
>
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