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I acquired a (tiny) scratch on the front element of my 300mm DA Star F4 when in Wales this last holiday. Always has its big filter hood on. It hasn't affected the use of the lens but is of course annoying. it'll be a bargain on here for someone if I ever sell it. Despite this mishap I have no in...
Posted by wvbarnes on 31/07/2015 - 17:47
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I acquired a (tiny) scratch on the front element of my 300mm DA Star F4 when in Wales this last holiday. Always has its big filter hood on. It hasn't affected the use of the lens but is of course annoying. it'll be a bargain on here for someone if I ever sell it. Despite this mishap I have no in...
Posted by Daronl on 31/07/2015 - 18:42
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I used religiously to stick an UV filter on my lenses -- but came to appreciate that cheap filters were worse than none and expensive filters were ... expensive, and could potentially cause problems in certain circumstances. Why run any chance, however slim, of degrading a shot, having spent a cons...
Posted by CMW on 31/07/2015 - 19:42
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It's called an "add-on" and adds profit to an unprofitable transaction. So you buy a camera and add on a filter, bag, care kit....... Personally I ditched filters a long time ago. They aren't needed the same as they were for film for effect, with the exception of grads and polarisers. I don't use...
Posted by johnriley on 31/07/2015 - 20:50
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It's called an "add-on" and adds profit to an unprofitable transaction. So you buy a camera and add on a filter, bag, care kit....... Personally I ditched filters a long time ago. They aren't needed the same as they were for film for effect, with the exception of grads and polarisers. I don't use...
Posted by SteveLedger on 31/07/2015 - 21:23
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I never use them. Not much more to say really. Only use a filter when I want it, such as an ND or polarising filter.
Posted by richandfleur on 31/07/2015 - 23:15
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I've bought no end of lenses that have come with a skylight filter attached. First thing I do is remove it and put it in the box with the dozens of skylight filters. I screw the 49mm filters together. I'm hoping to get a foot long filter tube one day :)
Posted by Smeggypants on 02/08/2015 - 01:49
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I've bought no end of lenses that have come with a skylight filter attached. First thing I do is remove it and put it in the box with the dozens of skylight filters. Lol I do this too, only pulling them back out again if I sell the lens, so I have something to list as an add on / upsell. "includ...
Posted by richandfleur on 02/08/2015 - 04:02
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I buy the cheapest UV filters off E-bay and fit them to all my lenses simply because it's so easy to wipe clean a filter when out and about and the front element stays untouched throughout its life. Last year I dropped my K100 on a concrete floor. The camera (tough as old boots) suffered no ill-e...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 02/08/2015 - 06:57
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Another one for never using them these days. Why would Pentax have developed a Super Protect coat for the front element if they expected people to keep a protective filter on the front of the lens at all times? :)
Posted by microlight2010 on 02/08/2015 - 20:35
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(I wouldn't pay £100 for a filter, though.) Not questioning ones perspective, but... Would ones filter use change if the lens were an ultra rare one such as... A Schneider t/s 28mm, any Zeiss lens for PK, or (although not yet in PK, and wishing it was) A Leica f0.95 ?
Posted by 50mpCMOS on 02/08/2015 - 22:29
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(I wouldn't pay £100 for a filter, though.) Not questioning ones perspective, but... Would ones filter use change if the lens were an ultra rare one such as... A Schneider t/s 28mm, any Zeiss lens for PK, or (although not yet in PK, and wishing it was) A Leica f0.95 ? Not in the slightest. Why ruin ...
Posted by johnriley on 02/08/2015 - 23:21
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As far as I understand modern lenses are not affected by UV as the optics can handle it. This is not exactly true, but not entirely false. In some case, like high altitude or snow scene, a good U.V. filter is a must to "kill" the excess blue that will appear in the picture. It is a lot ea...
Posted by pentaxian450 on 03/08/2015 - 03:05
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My understanding is that it's less to do with modern lenses but more to do with film v digital sensor. UV filters were developed for film because with old film cameras it was often necessary to use a UV filter as film is extremely sensitive to UV light. But digital sensors are much less sensitive...
Posted by SteveLedger on 03/08/2015 - 03:39
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I've bought no end of lenses that have come with a skylight filter attached. First thing I do is remove it and put it in the box with the dozens of skylight filters. Lol I do this too, only pulling them back out again if I sell the lens, so I have something to list as an add on / upsell. "includ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 03/08/2015 - 19:42
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50mpcmos wrote: Not questioning ones perspective, but... Would ones filter use change if the lens were an ultra rare one such as... A Schneider t/s 28mm, any Zeiss lens for PK, or (although not yet in PK, and wishing it was) A Leica f0.95 ? If you had a lens like this, why use UV filter. No mat...
Posted by Horst on 04/08/2015 - 04:47
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Smeggy wrote: Lol I do this too, only pulling them back out again if I sell the lens, so I have something to list as an add on / upsell. "includes free uv filter" ... Same here.
Posted by Horst on 04/08/2015 - 04:48
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My understanding is that it's less to do with modern lenses but more to do with film v digital sensor. UV filters were developed for film because with old film cameras it was often necessary to use a UV filter as film is extremely sensitive to UV light. But digital sensors are much less sensitive...
Posted by pentaxian450 on 04/08/2015 - 13:56
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It's unlikely that on older lenses that a UV Filter wouldn't have been taken into account at the time of the lens design. Some lenses such as the Tamron 500mm f/8 CAT show a big improvement in sharpness with the correct Tamron 82mm front filter see ........ http://forum.fourthirdsphoto.com/threa...
Posted by Algernon on 05/08/2015 - 08:33
Artificial DOF - Does This Look Fake?
Thanks for all the comments, as mentioned by davidwozere, Mum, Granny's etc. liked and didn't notice the photoshopping. It looks fake. It's because there's a section of the ground (the closest part) which is less blurred than it should be & because the blur's also just too smooth. I forgot to sa...
Posted by mcpieman on 09/09/2015 - 10:12
