when I got my camera it came with a uv filter, but i never use it because someone once told me that it's not a good idea to use them (i don't remember their reason???). But in another discussion I saw that many people do use them to protect their lens.
Do most people use them? do you just keep them on all the time (even indoor shots)? and do they affect your images (does it alter the color)?
I own 4 lens with uv filters on all of them... I will take the filter of when shooting at night. I haven't noticed any changes in my images. At night, sometimes they will reflect light from angles causing flares so I just remove them instead of using a hood.
I have UV's on all my lens' more for protection than anything. I have read that poor quality glass and lack of coatings will cause deficiencies like distortion and lens flare. I often run into flare when shooting into a light source, and will remove the filter to eliminate this, but the probability of damaging my lens dictates my usage of the filter.
I use uv filter all the time when I´m not using a polarizing filter (is that what its called?) to protect the lens. Haven´t noticed any difference. The pol. filter on the other hand makes a huge difference. Maybe thats what the person ment to warn you about...
thanks guys! yeah, i've been worried lately that i will scratch my lens, so i think i will put my uv filter on too. i would cry if i damaged my lens but i guess it's not a gig deal to scratch a filter :)
After hearing the story of the guy who had a UV filter on his over £1,000 lens when he dropped it and that's what saved his lens from breaking I always have a filter on my lens, it was recommended by the camera shop I got my camera from and for that little extra money I didn't see the harm.
never really seen the point with digital cameras the only benefit is lens protection , UV cameras are used with film cameras due to some films being sensitive to UV light with images coming out foggy, digital sensors are not particularly prone to UV sensitivity in the same way so you wont see much difference in your shots in fact shooting through the extra layer of glass means that if anything images are more likely to have a reduced quality to them.
Absolutely. Lens protection is enough for me-but I have a child and pets and I cant always guarantee that my lens won't have dirty little fingers on it or getting bumped into things.
i droped my camera a couple of days ago and it landed lens down. smashed the uv filter but thankfully the lens itself seems to be okay. in this case i think the uv filter took the punishment rather than the front element of the lens.
I don`t,because I don`t have them.
But if I had one,I would use it all the time.
I`ve heard it protects the lens from dust,dirt,bullets,and everything.
I use UV filters with film, because you need them. I use lens hoods with digital to protect the front lens... filters can do odd ghosting, you can lose as much as a stop of light and they tend to fog on me after - 10 degrees...
@coolgirlsar I have never had an expensive lens at all, just the one the camera came with, but I dropped mine once and the UV lens smashed but the main lens didn't. I swear blind that saved it.
@laurentye I don't use them, but I've been meaning to pick some up, not just for protection but cleaning purposes, all my lenses tend to be very awkward to clean, though I'm not sure I'll be able to get a filter for one of them...
My 28-70 has the whole thing move inside the outer barrel when zooming so I'd have to find a filter that doesn't go over the edge by more than 0.1mm. Hopefully they're out there, since it's my favourite lens...
I have a UV filter on my zoom lens, which I primarily use. I use mine for protection of my lens. It's worth the small cost for the feeling of comfort to have your lens better protected.
@icywarm@marubozo I used to be just like you guys. That is, until I had borrowed a friend's Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens, with lens hood attached, and dropped it by accident.
The lens hood, which is only made of plastic, hit a rock, shattered, and put a glaring scratch on the lens. I have a metal lens hood for my 20mm, 50mm, and 85mm lenses, but not my zooms.
I was freaking out, but my friend actually brushed it off, "lost" the lens, and filed insurance for it. He was really nice about it. Besides, HE didn't have UV filters on the lenses, either.
Thanks to my husband, we bought one for our camera when we got it and am i ever glad.
I fell and the camera was even in a well padded case but the filter shattered.
The lens is "almost " ok...a little catch when i go to focus, but it seems to be fine otherwise.
Saved the day for me!!!
thanks so much everyone for all your responses. I am definitely going to put mine on and get a couple more for my other lenses. As long as it doesn't alter my images too much I will be happy. But from what I have heard here, it seems that this doesn't seem to be a major problem. Thanks again for your input!
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But if I had one,I would use it all the time.
I`ve heard it protects the lens from dust,dirt,bullets,and everything.
My 28-70 has the whole thing move inside the outer barrel when zooming so I'd have to find a filter that doesn't go over the edge by more than 0.1mm. Hopefully they're out there, since it's my favourite lens...
They seem like a good bet all round though...
The lens hood, which is only made of plastic, hit a rock, shattered, and put a glaring scratch on the lens. I have a metal lens hood for my 20mm, 50mm, and 85mm lenses, but not my zooms.
I was freaking out, but my friend actually brushed it off, "lost" the lens, and filed insurance for it. He was really nice about it. Besides, HE didn't have UV filters on the lenses, either.
I fell and the camera was even in a well padded case but the filter shattered.
The lens is "almost " ok...a little catch when i go to focus, but it seems to be fine otherwise.
Saved the day for me!!!
I would hate to be doing a wedding for say $3000 drop a 645D say $10k no lenses.... day just cost me $7K.... no thanks
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