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UV Filter for Protection
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Button wrote:
For the moment I think I will not use one. This might change if my little boy keeps up his fascination with wanting to get near my camera
I wonder if everyone would have been as quick to dismiss if they’d known exactly what the protection was from-
Jam, anybody?j
sorry Martin…
Jeez lads you have got me thinking !!!!!!!
first off I agreed with Martin about squeezing the last few bucks out ya, and all the other posts
against filters got me thinkingbut I really wouldnt fancy rubbing the front element of my €1000 lens so often even with a soft lens cloth,
I would rather stick a €30.00 peice of glass on front and rubb the hell out of it.Ok there may be degradation of quality (yet to be proved, someone should do a test on that) but it
certainly beats a permanent degradation of quality on the front element if it gets damaged.I use UV filters on all my lenses and the front elements are all MINT+++++++++++++++
Alan
irishwonkafan wrote:
paul wrote:
But, I wouldn’t put a cheap UV filter in front of a quality lens since it can degrade the quality of the image.
I’ve yet to see someone prove that. Anyone…??
Do the test yourself, anywhere where there is something bright in the picture. Shooting in a studio with a backlight is a classic example of when not to use filters (and the importance of lens hoods).
Don’t introduce reflective surfaces in front of the lens unless it’s for a reason.Shooting from a boat on a rough day where you really are protecting the front element from salt and sand, would be a good example.
Ususally if yo ding your lens with a filter attached, you have to work hard to remove the filter and the shattered glass will scratch the front element anywa. Better protection from a decent lens hood!A scratch on your front element won’t degrade the picture as much as a fingerprint on a filter. :)
I worked in Jessops for a bit and was always amazed when people were putting £30 UV filters on their £15 Kit lenses.
I don’t have any filters permanantly on my lenses.
Si
I bought a cheapy UV filter for the 10-20 but got rid of it due to vignette but my point Simon was the argument where a £30 filter v a £5 filter will affect the quality of an image. I’ve used Cokin filters and see what you speak of re reflections.
Lousy (Pat) has saved a lens before at the cost of a polariser so in some cases it can be justified to have something between you and disaster. It’s just a matter of choice.Alan.
Alan, I dropped a lens on the rocks.
And just the lens hood saved me from a total disaster.Just buy one… get a decent one like a Hoya MC (Multi Coated)… it won’t break the bank and either decide you’re happy with it or chuck it.
Given that the cost is reasonably low maybe its best to just figure it all out the hard way than read a load of different views that leave you scratching your head.
j
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