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Protection filter Yes or No
Also worth bearing in mind that if you buy older glass a filter worthy of the rest of the lens will probably end up costing you at least 50% of the lens purchase price! I've never scratched a filter or a front element yet, my favoured lenses for walkabout use are neither rare nor expensive so I'l...
Posted by Dangermouse on 03/06/2010 - 22:34
Protection filter Yes or No
Well I would suggest you keep a filter on your lens at ALL times, you can remove it to take photos, I have had a disaster on my M28 lens, I was sorting out my lenses last week for selling and for some reason my lens cap had come off, It must have happened while rummaging through my bag, anyway there...
Posted by jackitec on 03/06/2010 - 22:37
Protection filter Yes or No
Oh wait I forgot to show my standard video :shock: Yeah a lens scratch easily :wink: If you would do the same with a filter on you would smash the filter into sharp little shards which would do a lot of damage. I believe it was Mike or Daniel that was so unlucky :?
Posted by Anvh on 03/06/2010 - 23:52
Protection filter Yes or No
I can't tell any difference between shots with or without a skylight filter, in terms of iq. And mine originate from the bargain bin at my local camera shop - they aren't fancy. However, i've seen enough to convince me that a broken filter can cause a lot of damage, whereas a hood will provide s...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 03/06/2010 - 23:53
Protection filter Yes or No
I believe it was Mike or Daniel that was so unlucky :? Not me, Gartmore I believe. I was in Cameraworld in Chelmsford a couple of weeks ago, and a gentlemen came in to ask about a new lens as the one he had was so soft, and he thought a newer version with image stabilisation might be better. I...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 04/06/2010 - 00:36
Protection filter Yes or No
Me indeed, the lens rolled off the top of my bag and fell about eight inches onto a carpeted floor and the filter smashed all over the front element causing quite a bit of scratching. If the filter hadn't been there there would have been no damage. Front element glass is much much thicker than a fil...
Posted by gartmore on 04/06/2010 - 08:13
Protection filter Yes or No
Thanks Chaps, Some good advice there, I will certainly look into Insurance, Any advice on where to go for that. Bill
Posted by Still27 on 04/06/2010 - 10:57
Protection filter Yes or No
I have a policy with 'Key Connect' which is my home contents insurance but also all my camera gear is insured wherever I take it. Came in very handy when I dropped my GX-1S and DA*50-135 (OK, the last one was my wife's fault!). It costs me about £12 a month, and they are great to deal with.
Posted by Snootchies on 04/06/2010 - 11:43
Protection filter Yes or No
Oh wait I forgot to show my standard video :shock: Yeah a lens scratch easily :wink: If you would do the same with a filter on you would smash the filter into sharp little shards which would do a lot of damage. I believe it was Mike or Daniel that was so unlucky :? Hey Stefan, Just received my...
Posted by Still27 on 04/06/2010 - 13:32
Protection filter Yes or No
I have a policy with 'Key Connect' which is my home contents insurance but also all my camera gear is insured wherever I take it. Came in very handy when I dropped my GX-1S and DA*50-135 (OK, the last one was my wife's fault!). It costs me about £12 a month, and they are great to deal with. Thank...
Posted by Still27 on 04/06/2010 - 13:38
Protection filter Yes or No
:lol: The DA*16-50 has quite a big front element don't you think? I only have it precisely for a week now and it's a great lens to use I think. I've a B+W kasemann MRC on the DA*50-135 and would like to have the same one for the DA*16-50 but I'm too afraid to ask how much it would cost :oops:
Posted by Anvh on 04/06/2010 - 13:39
K7 for nothing
I suppose they could have just sold out but it still seems very dubious to me - why would anyone give K7s away when they go for £700 new? They probably put the COST PRICE by mistake? TechFurb = TechGuys makes sense.... up to usual standard :lol: I tried buying a telly online the other day from...
Posted by Algernon on 04/06/2010 - 15:52
OMG Dropped the K20 !!!!!
Lucky escape. Now perhaps users will believe that a lens hood can offer much more protection to the lens than a filter.
Posted by Mannesty on 04/06/2010 - 17:26
50 & 24mm Bokeh - Ugly?
Like Whelmed said it's a lens thing. This explains most of it in an understandable way http://toothwalker.org/optics/bokeh.html I was thinking you could maybe get smoother bokeh if you make the if you apply an soften/blur filter to the lens but only at the edge but not the centre, I still need t...
Posted by Anvh on 05/06/2010 - 15:47
So it's Sunday in most countries..
For the last hour or so I've been messing around trying to take pictures of a swan feather on a white background, not a lot of luck so far. I think I can see your problem! Try a different colour, you can always change it to white in PP later if you want later... (blue or green are always popular cho...
Posted by flossie on 06/06/2010 - 18:32
Quality and design?
For some decades I have noticed a change in attitude to quality and design. The first time it really hit me was when I noticed that the serial numbers of items, instead of being engraved permanently into the material of the item were simply printed onto little stickers that were already peeling o...
Posted by Banjo on 07/06/2010 - 01:52
cheap CPL?
thx for that. will have a proper look at the article. It just seems a bit tricky to compare a £80 filter with a £6.75 filter! I bought a basic Hoya CPL filter a few years back and it broke after probably 3 days of use, I am guessing this wouldnt happen with the higher range though. It's the same d...
Posted by boudou701 on 09/06/2010 - 13:40
cheap CPL?
The article compares the filters in the top table but then has a second table for economy (basically comparing performance to cost). I bought the 72mm filter from Microglobe. It was only £39 which seemed very good value for such a high performer. It's also very slim which is a bonus. If you we...
Posted by WobblyGoblin on 09/06/2010 - 15:32
Monochrome/B&W with K-x
Darn, in the "Filter-settings" it has the option to "Extrct Color", which is blooming amazing :lol: Sorry to have bothered you, but I can see lots of use for this :mrgreen:
Posted by iofred on 11/06/2010 - 14:37
Banned subject matter
It would also deny the rest of us the chance to take our version of those shots. I haven't really had a go at a sunset yet as I haven't got around to buying a graduated ND filter, attempts without that tend to produce underexposed horizons or blown out skies. There is no need to ban anything. Th...
Posted by Dangermouse on 14/06/2010 - 18:16
