what is causing this to happen? I'm shooting witha Nikon D5000 witha 18-140 lens using a UV filter. What is casuing these rings to appear/ ( from the sun i believe) I thought UV...

MotoXR

I'm shooting witha Nikon D5000 witha 18-140 lens using a UV filter. What is casuing these rings to appear/ ( from the sun i believe) I thought UV fileters were supposed to remove these or am i mistaken?? Would the help of a CPF help? Thank you.

NikonJohn Loc: Indiana U.S.A.

Lens flare, sorry a filter will not remove it. Some lenses just don't want to be pointed toward the sun.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

It is lens flare, and because of the green color it is clear it is being CAUSED by the UV filter. The green color is because of the coating on the filter.
The best, and only, help for lens flare is a good lens hood, but if you are shooting into the sun then you will never eliminate lens flare completely.
UV filters will only lessen the effect of refracted UV light, they do nothing to assist with the reduction of direct light of any kind.

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

MotoXR wrote:

I'm shooting witha Nikon D5000 witha 18-140 lens using a UV filter. What is casuing these rings to appear/ ( from the sun i believe) I thought UV fileters were supposed to remove these or am i mistaken?? Would the help of a CPF help? Thank you.

you are shooting into the light source.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

MotoXR wrote:

I'm shooting witha Nikon D5000 witha 18-140 lens using a UV filter. What is casuing these rings to appear/ ( from the sun i believe) I thought UV fileters were supposed to remove these or am i mistaken?? Would the help of a CPF help? Thank you.

From the shadows in the first shot, it looks like you are shooting directly into the sun. If so then this is flare (a common problem). A uv or for that matter a cpl won't solve this problem. Only an ND filter will help, sorta loke sunglasses. By the way some lenses cause more flare than others, less expenive lenses are usually more prone to the problem. A uv filter might make flare even worse.

NikonJohn Loc: Indiana U.S.A.

MT Shooter wrote:

It is lens flare, and because of the green color it is clear it is being CAUSED by the UV filter. The green color is because of the coating on the filter.
The best, and only, help for lens flare is a good lens hood, but if you are shooting into the sun then you will never eliminate lens flare completely.

Good point... You might try taking the filter off. Or buy a better quality filter, I never buy cheap filters. Cheap filters are like shooting through a window all the time.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

NikonJohn wrote:

Good point... You might try taking the filter off. Or buy a better quality filter, I never buy cheap filters. Cheap filters are like shooting through a window all the time.

This is exactly one of the few "hazardous" shooting situations in which I highly recommend "protective" filters due to the high potential of flying debris hitting your lens. But any filter at all will increase the lens flare problem when shooting directly into the sun like these examples.
Film was never any different, you just have to position yourself so that you don't have the light source falling directly upon the lens' front element. Photography 101.

mardic Loc: Fla.

MT's reply is right on the nose. Our resident expert has spoken. Believe him.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

MT Shooter wrote:

It is lens flare, and because of the green color it is clear it is being CAUSED by the UV filter. The green color is because of the coating on the filter.
The best, and only, help for lens flare is a good lens hood, but if you are shooting into the sun then you will never eliminate lens flare completely.
UV filters will only lessen the effect of refracted UV light, they do nothing to assist with the reduction of direct light of any kind.

^^^THIS!!!

And this is the PRIMARY reason why you should NEVER use a UV filter with a Digital camera... EVER.
:thumbdown:

As MT said, a good lens hood will eliminate (or certainly diminish) MOST flare problems with modern lenses... but UV filters are completely useless on DSLRs.

Take them off and improve your image quality. ;)

MotoXR

Thank you everyone for your help. It is greatly appriciated!! The lens hood that i have that came with the lens is short maybe not helping much at all I will see if i can use a longer one without hampering/blocking the opening of the lens. Unfortunitly with shooting motocross one must have some sort of protection from damage to the lens as the dirt, mud and rock damage is going to happen, I would rather damage a filter than a lens.. Again thank you all for your input for helping out!!

NikonJohn Loc: Indiana U.S.A.

If you don't mind looking a little silly you could us an umbrella to keep the sun off the lens. ;)

MotoXR

John No thats a great Idea Thanks!!

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

MotoXR wrote:

I'm shooting witha Nikon D5000 witha 18-140 lens using a UV filter. What is casuing these rings to appear/ ( from the sun i believe) I thought UV fileters were supposed to remove these or am i mistaken?? Would the help of a CPF help? Thank you.

A clear protective glass would be preferable to a UV filter. B+W, Nikon or Heliopan are among the best brands. B&H is one of the best suppliers. And stop shooting directly into the sun!! :)

ralphc4176 Loc: Conyers, GA

I think many photographers call your circles "flare." Even the best lenses and filters can exhibit flare when directed generally toward the sun or other light source. A lens hood may help, depending on your lens. I always use multi-coated filters, which reduce flare. If you have a less expensive filter, take it off; the coating on the front element of your lens is much better at reducing flare.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

MotoXR wrote:

Thank you everyone for your help. It is greatly appriciated!! The lens hood that i have that came with the lens is short maybe not helping much at all I will see if i can use a longer one without hampering/blocking the opening of the lens. Unfortunitly with shooting motocross one must have some sort of protection from damage to the lens as the dirt, mud and rock damage is going to happen, I would rather damage a filter than a lens.. Again thank you all for your input for helping out!!

Again, MT has the answer for you; a high quality "clear protective filter" would be the best thing for your lenses in the event that your focal lengths don't keep you far enough away from the action to prevent damage from flying debris.

GOOD LUCK!!!