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Post by whoopi on Jan 15, 2008 17:29:46 GMT 8
anyone here who uses a UV filter for their digital camera? pros and cons please. i read somewhere the benefits of filtering UV is almost irrelevant on a digital camera. TIA.
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Post by Superbad on Jan 15, 2008 18:48:51 GMT 8
anyone here who uses a UV filter for their digital camera? pros and cons please. i read somewhere the benefits of filtering UV is almost irrelevant on a digital camera. TIA. i have one and its main purpose is to protect my lens from scratches. uv filter = less than 1k (i think) lens = ouch!
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Post by brothermoe on Jan 15, 2008 21:08:06 GMT 8
Yep, that's about all a UV filter is good for. Whatever enhancement it adds to your images is all but infinitesimal. Bottom line: A UV filter's usefulness as a... well, filter, is by and large overshadowed by its utility as a lens protector.
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Post by whoopi on Jan 16, 2008 10:56:44 GMT 8
thanks for the input guys
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Post by gadgets88 on Jan 16, 2008 15:58:34 GMT 8
UV filters (well actually all filters) will reduce the fstop of your lens a bit.
This is actually a benefit in digital photography. Under-exposed shots have more info than over-exposed shots. That's why professionals usually shoot 1 or 2 fstops lower when in tricky lighting or when in doubt.
There's always post-processing work to save an under-exposed shot, but nothing you can do to an over-exposed photo because there's no information in a white canvass.
Of course the primary reason of attaching a UV filter on DAY 1 is to protect the lens!
And you don't use your Tshirt or an ordinary tissue paper to clean the filter either! Get a 3M cloth at your favorite eyewear store!
To make it more confusing, you need the filter if you shooting on a harsh condition, like if it's windy, sandy or dirty. Sometimes, it's better to remove the filter (I do this when the lighting is low and I need all the clarity I can get).
So...the filter is not supposed to be on all the time. ;D
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Post by alien_scream on Jan 17, 2008 14:36:38 GMT 8
all my lenses has UV filters!!!!!! for one thing it protects the lenses plus others
next filter would be a polarizing filter!!!!!!
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Post by extraFunky on Jan 17, 2008 22:16:31 GMT 8
i hate uv filters. it's just an extra piece to clean. you'd think dust won't go in the front element with the filter on but it's not the case. without a filter, i just blow (with a big giottos blower) and go. hood protects my lenses.
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