is it ok to use uv-ir cut filter with 50mm?

[gerbilthemistake]

I just received a 50mm summicron rigid from a seller on here, it came with a uv-ir cut filter and i am wondering if it is ok to shoot with that one if i am shooting B+W. i do not have any other filter at the moment to put on it and it being my first leica lens i want to keep the front element from anymore scratches for smudges.

thanks

 

[Benjamin Marks]

Hmmm. As far as I know, ordinary B&W film doesn't really have an IR response. Filtering out that light shouldn't therefore have any effect. However, a filter in front of your lens can increase flare, decrease contrast, etc. If it were me, I'd remove it; but you should try it on and off with your first roll of film and see whether it makes any difference in the kind of photography you do.

Ben Marks

Ben Marks