> I use the filter just for front element protection, as I do on many > of my other lenses. Call me paranoid. :-) On most of other lenses > using UV filter is just because of my laziness but as for this > particular lens I believe it is so wide that it would be very > difficult to find a hood large enough to effectively protect front element.
The hood from the 24mm Takumar works fine on mine, but it's large and square. Regards, John John Whittingham ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Pawel Bartuzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:22:32 +0100 Subject: Re: K 18 f/3.5 on Digital (was Any screens for manual focusing on*ist DS?) > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Hmmm ... just curious, why are you using a UV filter on this lens? Are you > > using a lens hood? If so, what hood are you using? > > > I use the filter just for front element protection, as I do on many > of my other lenses. Call me paranoid. :-) On most of other lenses > using UV filter is just because of my laziness but as for this > particular lens I believe it is so wide that it would be very > difficult to find a hood large enough to effectively protect front element. > > -- > Best regards, > Pawel > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > Promocja trwa! Kup serwer WWW za 50 zl + VAT! > www.nazwa.pl > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom > it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. If you have received an email in error please notify > Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it > from your systems. > > Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email > attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be > free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. > > Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for > inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for > the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not > necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held > responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------- End of Original Message ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
