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03/08/2006 06:24:34 PM · #1 |
Since getting my dSLR I have been using UV / Lens Protector filters (cokin). Besides protecting my sensor / lens etc from UV rays what do they do optically? Make a hazey image? Nothing..just protects from UV? If I use them indoors will that effect image quality?
Or is their something else I should be doing?
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03/08/2006 06:33:03 PM · #2 |
Half of the people say you would be an idiot to not have a UV filter to protect your expensive lens from damage. The other half of the people say you would be an idiot to put a $20 piece of glass in front of an $800 lens.
I don't think I've ever heard if our cameras actually benefit from protection from UV light...?? |
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03/08/2006 06:35:56 PM · #3 |
UV light manifests itself as a blue haze in photography.
While, there is some evidence that it is of minimal effect in digital photography, many photographers never remove the UV filter from thier lens, mostly because the filter protects the front element from dust and scratches.
Other purist will tell you that ANY piece of glass you place in front of the lens causes some loss of quality.
My advice : Outdoors it can help. Especially in bright light or hazy days. They come in handy for beach shots.
Indoors a UV filter is useless as not much UV light is found in most artificial light.
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03/08/2006 06:46:49 PM · #4 |
I once opened my camera bag where I had my 70-300 lens to find that the UV filter was smashed to pieces.. if I hadn't had the filter it would have been my lens.. I was glad I had to only spend an extra $20 on a new filter and not on a new lens..
I always keep a filter on |
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03/09/2006 09:29:19 PM · #5 |
get a cheap S&W multicoated UV filter on eBay. It's cheap.
Then take some shots with it and without it. If it doesn't affect the pictures, then keep it. If it does, you can either get an expensive one for about $80 and repeat the process.
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03/09/2006 09:34:02 PM · #6 |
| I got a Hoya UV filter on mine and I dont see any difference - except my lens cap wont work with the filter on :) |
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03/09/2006 11:00:30 PM · #7 |
Before you get all gung-ho about your UV filters, read this:
Filter Flare Factor
Just know what you may be giving up by putting that filter, even those expensive B+W ones, on your lens.
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03/09/2006 11:07:22 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by jsolsona:
I once opened my camera bag where I had my 70-300 lens to find that the UV filter was smashed to pieces.. if I hadn't had the filter it would have been my lens.. I was glad I had to only spend an extra $20 on a new filter and not on a new lens..
I always keep a filter on |
similar story, I dropped my 70-200 lens on my film SLR and only the filter broke. Took it to my local camera shop and got it fixed in 5 minutes. |
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03/24/2006 02:54:30 PM · #9 |
i tend to shoot near the ocean or on the beach, so i use filters because of salt, wind and sand. [If I have been on the sand, i'll use canned air to blow out my bag and the exterior of every item in it. call me paranoid.]
other than that, i don't think it really makes too much of a difference.
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