Question about filters (Page 8): Sounds like me an' you was raised near about the same, JimH, with the small insignificant difference being that both my parents had severe ADD, and I...

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Nov 24, 2011 10:47:46 #

gizzy.whicker Loc: Cumberland Co., Illinois

Sounds like me an' you was raised near about the same, JimH, with the small insignificant difference being that both my parents had severe ADD, and I spent 17 years in the pen. Other than that, heck, we could be cousins, or maybe even related.

JimH wrote:

Must be from having parents who were PhD's and spending 17 years teaching, myself. Plus it was crappy weather around here today and I didn't feel like going out.

Nov 24, 2011 10:53:40 #

MtnMan Loc: ID

Personally I don't like the CP filter on except when I need it. It is grey so I feel it must affect the image and I want the most natural light possible...especially when indoors.

It is a bit of a pain to switch from the UV to it, I usually screw it into the UV instead.

I have to say at this stage I am happy as a clam with the Sunpak $20 for the pair. I bought a pair for each of my lenses. I suspect a professional might be able to see something amiss with them but not me. On the other hand it might be more like wine tasting where experts frequently pick the least expensive offerings when they do not know they are least expensive.

I took Kelby's advice and also got a lens hood for my smaller lens which did not include one. It cost like $1.50 on Amazon and is great. It provides anther degree of protection. I bought one with the little wings on it. I know they can sometimes interfere at widest angle but haven't checked out this one yet.

Matters of personal preference.

Regards,
Larry Leach

JimH wrote:

From what I understand, the typical UV filter will... (show quote)

Nov 24, 2011 11:08:20 #

JimH Loc: Western South Jersey, USA

lleach wrote:

Personally I don't like the CP filter on except when I need it. It is grey so I feel it must affect the image and I want the most natural light possible...especially when indoors.

There is little or no reason to use a CPL indoors anyway. As previously noted, 95% of my shooting is outdoors,so it's a no-brainer for me (which is good..ha ha)

lleach wrote:

I took Kelby's advice and also got a lens hood for my smaller lens which did not include one. It cost like $1.50 on Amazon and is great. It provides anther degree of protection. I bought one with the little wings on it. I know they can sometimes interfere at widest angle but haven't checked out this one yet.

I think hoods are very useful protection against the little bangs and nudges that lenses sometimes get. Pretty much all my glass has hoods on as well, almost all the time. The only time they can get in the way, obviously, is macro shooting, which I do very little of. My 10-22 UWA came with the Canon 'tulip' style hood which is designed to be non-interfering, when attached correctly.