The only thing I can think of is for lens protection from sand, spray, etc. The "filter" in question is factory labelled "CLEAR". I hope it is actually UV as that would be far more useful to me. JCO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Dr E D F Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How to tell clear glass from UV glass? I don't think 'Clear glass' filters exist. What would be their purpose? _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' Updated: August 15, 2003 "Oh my God! They've killed Teddy!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Spotmatic discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "SLR Manual Mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Pentax67 discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "pentax discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "LARGEFormat List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Graflex Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Club M42" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:16 AM Subject: How to tell clear glass from UV glass? > I recently bought a set of 109mm filters. I think they are Kodak and made > for the aero ektars. I got red, yellow, orange, and "clear". I am wondering > if the clear is actually a UV filter. > Does anyone know of a way to test to tell UV glass from clear glass? > TIA, > JCO > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >
