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Subject: Re: Skins was Re: [OM] thoughts on ...etc.........
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:29:28 +1100
Damn - of course he did. But the basic point stands. I'm about to make a
wooden tool to remove a ring-ding so my mind was elsewhere.
Still - crumple zones......hmmmm.
Andrew


>I think Dirk's reference was tothe filter mounting ring on the lens, not the
>filter itself.
>
>Jim Couch
>
>Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
>> >Wel, ok, how about just a titanium filter ring??? you know, the part that
>> >sees most vulnerable to damage?
>> >Dirk Wright
>>
>> Quite the reverse - I'd want a 'soft' filter ring to absorb any punishment!
>> I've seen some Hoya ones that had a rubber coating. The aim is to protect,
>> not transmit the shock.
>> Schott glass with a rubberised edge, a brass body to avoid binding and an
>> 'O' ring would be perfect.
>> Andrew
>>
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>Jim Couch
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