Filter, or not?
Posted 28/02/2009 - 20:22
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I always keep on UV filters and thus I am glad I had the TIFFEN UV filter and lens hood on my 18-55 mm as statue fell over and top the lens hood off and marked the filter so I needed less to replaced, and think the owner of the gallery was happy as my bill was less than CD$60.xx while the 18-55 mm may in expensive it's not that price in CANADA about 18 months ago.
Posted 01/03/2009 - 00:04
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Kenty wrote:
If it's sunny (ish) I use a screw on Polariser and leave it on.
Why only when it's sunny(ish)? Depending what you're photographing, it can have a marked effect in all weathers. I often use mine for macro stuff too, great with toadstools, mosses etc. If it's sunny (ish) I use a screw on Polariser and leave it on.
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 01/03/2009 - 00:39
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I told you we wouldn't agree I use a lens hood when taking the photo, but I don't leave it on when I stuff the lens back in my bag. And if anyone wants to come and visit my excavation in Romania next summer and wave their precious lenses around my site, feel free. If you change your lens though, just try to stand downwind from the clouds of dust caused by people sieving...
My first ME Super died when the amount of c@@p that had seeped into the mechanism had worn out the cogs for winding the film on...
BTW John, I have one of those ghostless filters on my Super Takumar
Best wishes, Kris.
My first ME Super died when the amount of c@@p that had seeped into the mechanism had worn out the cogs for winding the film on...
BTW John, I have one of those ghostless filters on my Super Takumar
Best wishes, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 01/03/2009 - 11:33
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Thanks Daniel - good point - I'll bear that in mind. Never thought of using my polariser with my Macro Lens.
I'll look into those ghostless filters - sounds interesting.
Cheers
John
I'll look into those ghostless filters - sounds interesting.
Cheers
John
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Posted 02/03/2009 - 13:45
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Kenty wrote:
Thanks Daniel - good point - I'll bear that in mind. Never thought of using my polariser with my Macro Lens.
I'll look into those ghostless filters - sounds interesting.
Cheers
John
Ghostless filters,They must have been Exorcised Sorry thats corny
Thanks Daniel - good point - I'll bear that in mind. Never thought of using my polariser with my Macro Lens.
I'll look into those ghostless filters - sounds interesting.
Cheers
John
Posted 02/03/2009 - 14:15
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Kenty wrote:
Thanks Daniel - good point - I'll bear that in mind. Never thought of using my polariser with my Macro Lens.
Only really useful on a static subject - I wouldn't bother trying it with Jumping Spiders! Thanks Daniel - good point - I'll bear that in mind. Never thought of using my polariser with my Macro Lens.
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 02/03/2009 - 17:17
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Take your point Dan - but I wouldn't get too close to a jumping spider anyway!!
I took some close ups of beetles a while ago - they had shiny/reflective backs - maybe a polariser would have helped here?
John
I took some close ups of beetles a while ago - they had shiny/reflective backs - maybe a polariser would have helped here?
John
On a dark desert highway, cool Pentax K5 in my hand.
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K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
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Posted 02/03/2009 - 17:35
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Kenty wrote:
I wouldn't get too close to a jumping spider anyway!!
Er, what do you have as your avatar? I wouldn't get too close to a jumping spider anyway!!
Kenty wrote:
I took some close ups of beetles a while ago - they had shiny/reflective backs - maybe a polariser would have helped here?
Possibly, but it would depend on the amount of light you had, and whether they were moving or not, as to whether it would have been practical.I took some close ups of beetles a while ago - they had shiny/reflective backs - maybe a polariser would have helped here?
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 02/03/2009 - 17:53
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Daniel Bridge wrote:
Er, what do you have as your avatar?
As far as I'm aware this spider doesn't jump - perhaps it liked having it's photo taken and just posed for me!!Er, what do you have as your avatar?
It was extremely small - I was very close to it with my Sigma 105mmm Macro. Great lens.
On a dark desert highway, cool Pentax K5 in my hand.
My Kit
K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
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K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
Posted 02/03/2009 - 18:00
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HE's got very big eyes...
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=jumping+spider&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr...
I've got the Sigma too - love it.
Dan
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=jumping+spider&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr...
I've got the Sigma too - love it.
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 02/03/2009 - 18:34
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Well Dan - I bow down to your superior knowledge. Found some specimens on Google and it (HE) does appear to be a jumping spider. The wonders of Google.
Mike-P has some shots of it on Flickr and it seems to have at least 6 eyes.
We're getting a bit away from filters - but interesting.
John
Mike-P has some shots of it on Flickr and it seems to have at least 6 eyes.
We're getting a bit away from filters - but interesting.
John
On a dark desert highway, cool Pentax K5 in my hand.
My Kit
K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
My Kit
K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
Posted 02/03/2009 - 23:50
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Sorry, I didn't mean to emphasise the 'HE', just that my finger lingered on the shift key too long.
Were we talking about filters?
Dan
Were we talking about filters?
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 03/03/2009 - 10:10
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Amazing how some threads drift away from the subject.
From filters to jumping (or not) spiders, HE or SHE, eyes etc.
Perhaps we should have a thread on spiders!!
John
From filters to jumping (or not) spiders, HE or SHE, eyes etc.
Perhaps we should have a thread on spiders!!
John
On a dark desert highway, cool Pentax K5 in my hand.
My Kit
K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
My Kit
K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
Posted 25/03/2009 - 02:29
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mowog wrote:
I have just purchased my first brand new lens. (Tokina 19-35), and I'm uncertain, as to whether to buy a Uv filter, for protection.
It is sometimes said, that using filters is the mark of an amateur. Well - I am an amateur!, but what I suppose is meant, is that Pros would not put anything, however good, in front of their lens, as it is bound to reduce image quality. I want to get the best images from my lens too, even if it is a cheapy! - But, It has a big front element. I wouldn't want it to get scratched, and when the lens is focused at infinity, there is quite a gap between the front element, and the name ring - I can see that dust could easily find its way in there. - So, To filter, or not to filter - That is the question!
I think the attached link will go some way to answer your question:I have just purchased my first brand new lens. (Tokina 19-35), and I'm uncertain, as to whether to buy a Uv filter, for protection.
It is sometimes said, that using filters is the mark of an amateur. Well - I am an amateur!, but what I suppose is meant, is that Pros would not put anything, however good, in front of their lens, as it is bound to reduce image quality. I want to get the best images from my lens too, even if it is a cheapy! - But, It has a big front element. I wouldn't want it to get scratched, and when the lens is focused at infinity, there is quite a gap between the front element, and the name ring - I can see that dust could easily find its way in there. - So, To filter, or not to filter - That is the question!
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1029&message=31376051
Personally, I have been viewing and buying quite a number of second-hand lenses lately, and it soon became very obvious exactly which ones have been protected by a UV/Skylight filter (even a cheap one) and which haven't (by the myriad of scratches on the front elements of those which haven't had the protection.)
Consequently, I now have become a firm member of the pro-filter group.
(BTW, I find that keeping a filter in the filter ring also acts as a protection for the filter ring itself, as the front thread in the filter takes the brunt of the wear instead of the filter ring. )
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