Do you shoot with a filter
Jan 13, 2013 22:01:56 #
I was wanting to know if you leave the filter on you lens when taking photographs & if so which filter. I understand there are many different filters available & it may depend what you are shooting. Any & all input will greatly appreciated.
Jan 13, 2013 22:02:54 #
Nope I don't use any. If I'm working outside I will put on the lens hood, if I'm in studio, just the lens.
Jan 13, 2013 22:15:58 #
photomajor
Loc: north central Arkansas
I only use a UV filter on my camera, just because I am slightly accident prone and the filter helps prevent scratches on the lens itself
Jan 13, 2013 22:21:34 #
I agree with photomajor. A uv filter should always be there. Cheaper to buy a new filter than to replace a scratched lens. The only other filters I use on a regular basis are a polarizer and a neutral density filter.
Jan 13, 2013 22:25:34 #
After reading this thread, I'm starting to go without the UV filters.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-85022-1.html
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-85022-1.html
Jan 13, 2013 22:26:23 #
Elmosal wrote:
I was wanting to know if you leave the filter on you lens when taking photographs & if so which filter. I understand there are many different filters available & it may depend what you are shooting. Any & all input will greatly appreciated.
I have UV filters on my lenses for protection. If I am shooting something special, I emote the filter.
I tried a $50 Hoya clear filter, but that hurt the image - same with UV filters. A a heap UV is cheap insurance, and it comes off easily.
Jan 13, 2013 22:29:09 #
I'll use a UV filter occasionly to cut haze down a bit and a polorizing filter at times to reduce glare from highlites of shinny surfaces, clouds, water relections or deepen the blue of the sky, but that only works at right angles (or close to 90 degress) to the sun. If you have a post proccessing program most of them have filters you can apply to the image without having to use a filter on your camera, which can degrade image quality.
Jan 13, 2013 22:43:19 #
I have several filters in my case; CPL, Warming CPL, various ND's, Tiffen Enhancer, UV and Optically Clear protectors. I shoot with no filter when there is no hazard or threat to my lens, but add the Nikon NC Optically clear protector when there is a hazardous situation. The others I use when the shooting situation calls for them.
Lens hoods are good for protection, provided they are substantial enough to actually protect. Those butterfly plastic hoods that are popular today are NOT good for protection, they are easily knocked off or their bayonet mounts broken off. A thread-on metal hood does offer substantial protection from anything short of flying debris or spray coming towards the lens itself.
Lens hoods are good for protection, provided they are substantial enough to actually protect. Those butterfly plastic hoods that are popular today are NOT good for protection, they are easily knocked off or their bayonet mounts broken off. A thread-on metal hood does offer substantial protection from anything short of flying debris or spray coming towards the lens itself.
Jan 13, 2013 23:29:14 #
MT Shooter wrote:
I have several filters in my case; CPL, Warming CP... (show quote)
I do appreciate all of the feedback. This is very helpful....
Jan 14, 2013 01:54:49 #
As a field macro-photographer, my macro lens is often just a few inches from subjects, such as insects in flowers, on the ground, on bushes & twigs, etc. Several times I have had to clean 'splatter' and other minutia from my UV filter, which is easier to clean than my lens front element.
When I shoot at the seashore, I am amazed at how fast a very light coating of salt accumulates on all of my equipment, including my protective UV lens. Afterwards, my equipment gets a damp-cloth wipe-down, but my UV-filter gets special lens cleaning, again easier than trying to remove salt crystals from my coated front lens element.
When I shoot at the seashore, I am amazed at how fast a very light coating of salt accumulates on all of my equipment, including my protective UV lens. Afterwards, my equipment gets a damp-cloth wipe-down, but my UV-filter gets special lens cleaning, again easier than trying to remove salt crystals from my coated front lens element.
Jan 14, 2013 02:15:47 #
photomajor wrote:
I only use a UV filter on my camera, just because I am slightly accident prone and the filter helps prevent scratches on the lens itself
Ditto, except that I am more, much more, than "slightly" accident prone. I should add that I always use a high quality filter and keep it clean. I use an old B+W UV-0 filter (I see now they call them UV Haze filters). I keep the filter loose enough to readily exchange it with another filter like a CPL, ND, or Cokin adapter; keeping the UV filter 1/4 turn loose means I do not have an air seal, so, when I go over my equipment in the relative safety of my home, I clean BOTH sides of the filter. Also, I never stack a filter on the UV.
Jan 14, 2013 02:34:51 #
Elmosal wrote:
I was wanting to know if you leave the filter on you lens when taking photographs & if so which filter. I understand there are many different filters available & it may depend what you are shooting. Any & all input will greatly appreciated.
Elmosal, I ONLY use a filter when the shooting situation calls for it, usually a CPL or ND.
That said I keep a cheap, usually UV on my lenses when not in use. By cheap, I mean I buy them used from KEH and usually pay $2-$3 each for them. I keep them loose and unscrew them along with my lenscap.
Jan 14, 2013 02:53:57 #
Jan 14, 2013 06:26:03 #
A word of caution on Lens Hoods not furnished by the lens manufacturer,,,,, Watch out for vignetting.
Jan 14, 2013 07:17:12 #
As my main work is landscapes, I always have a Circular Polariser Filter (B+W) on my lenses when shooting, but when I use my LEE filter system, I always remove the polariser, but more often than not fit a LEE Filters 105mm polariser to the front.
The other filter I shoot with is a LEE Filters BIG STOPPER.
The other filter I shoot with is a LEE Filters BIG STOPPER.
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