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04/20/2004 11:15:36 AM · #1
I just bought a UV Haze filter (UV(0), .75 Pitch) which I have read is a good one to just leave on the camera at all times, to protect the lense from dust and scratches. I have also just bought a cirular polarizer, and was wondering if anybody knew of any adverse effects from stacking these two filters together. What kind of adjustments to I have to make to compensate?
04/20/2004 11:18:25 AM · #2
The only thing I know to watch out for is vignetting. Test it with both filters on and take a picture of the sky with a very small aperature. If the result shows darkening in the corners, it would not be good to stack the filters; otherwise, you should be OK.

edit for fat fingers.

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04/20/2004 11:19:48 AM · #3
Why stack them? Both filters are very useful but every glass you put on your lens captures some light and can reduce the sharpness and quality of your images.
04/20/2004 11:35:45 AM · #4
Originally posted by garlic:

Why stack them? Both filters are very useful but every glass you put on your lens captures some light and can reduce the sharpness and quality of your images.


The UV filter, at least, does not cut enough light to even effect 1/3 of a stop. I you have to stack anything, stack on top of this one. The only filters I stack are graduated filters or UV + (a) graduated one(s).
04/20/2004 11:38:47 AM · #5
The UV filter, at least, does not cut enough light to even effect 1/3 of a stop. I you have to stack anything, stack on top of this one. The only filters I stack are graduated filters or UV + (a) graduated one(s). [/quote]

That's what I figured. Thanks for the help chaps!
04/21/2004 04:16:51 PM · #6
they may not cut a lot of light, but they can definitely affect the overall quality and sharpness of your image, depending on the quality of the filter.
04/21/2004 04:19:31 PM · #7
Originally posted by jxpfeer:

they may not cut a lot of light, but they can definitely affect the overall quality and sharpness of your image, depending on the quality of the filter.


True.
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