UV filter pros and cons: Good morning UHH friends. Quick couple of question for you this morning. Do you automatically put a UV filter (mainly for lens protection) on each of your...

LindaChaplin Loc: South Dakota

Good morning UHH friends. Quick couple of question for you this morning. Do you automatically put a UV filter (mainly for lens protection) on each of your lenses? If you do...do you have a brand of choice? I understand that putting an inexpensive UV filter over your lens covers up the lens glass with maybe not so good glass, but is there a brand that strikes a good balance between spending a lot and very little? Thanks and have a great day.

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

Always and it has never given me a problem.
Hoya pro on my 24-70 f2.8 nikon and B&W fpro on my nikon 70-200 f2.8 too expensive glass to risk it going naked.
B&W favorite better made and do not stick on

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

LindaChaplin wrote:

Good morning UHH friends. Quick couple of question for you this morning. Do you automatically put a UV filter (mainly for lens protection) on each of your lenses? If you do...do you have a brand of choice? I understand that putting an inexpensive UV filter over your lens covers up the lens glass with maybe not so good glass, but is there a brand that strikes a good balance between spending a lot and very little? Thanks and have a great day.

Whenever I purchase a lens, I also purchase a UV filter for it. I was using HOYA filters until recently. Now I am using B+H, and replacing all the previously purchased filters, as well.

LindaChaplin Loc: South Dakota

Thanks for your quick response...people either love them or don't use them.

photography nut

This has been debated before and I still put a filter on my lenses, usually UV. I can't afford the expensive ones so end up with whatever I can find for cheap on Craigslist or Kijiji. I think I end up with Hoya or Tiffen. I don't have B+W or Singh Ray.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Here are some recommendations on UHH Feb. 27:

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-100437-1.html

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Check the search facility

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/search.jsp?q=uv+filters&u=&s=0

kendo1 Loc: Edinburgh, UK

He has a way with words...

LindaChaplin Loc: South Dakota

Thanks...I have checked Search on other occasions. Just got busy this morning and forgot to do that first. Thanks. Appreciate it. Linda

Zero_Equals_Infinity Loc: Canada

I don't use a filter for lens protection, but do always have on hand a circular polariser, and 8-stop ND filter.

One lens I use does not accommodate filters, (Nikon 14-24 F2.8).

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JoeB Loc: Mohawk Valley, NY

LindaChaplin wrote:

Good morning UHH friends. Quick couple of question for you this morning. Do you automatically put a UV filter (mainly for lens protection) on each of your lenses? If you do...do you have a brand of choice? I understand that putting an inexpensive UV filter over your lens covers up the lens glass with maybe not so good glass, but is there a brand that strikes a good balance between spending a lot and very little? Thanks and have a great day.

I use B+W filters. Mounting ring made from brass, great optics. I use them for protection and I like the fact that I am cleaning a less expensive filter than the lens itself.

kendo1 Loc: Edinburgh, UK

Here's a link to a UV filter test. They also have a polarising filter test under 'Articles'.
http://www.lenstip.com/113.4-article-UV_filters_test_Description_of_the_results_and_summary.html

redpepper Loc: Central NY

I bought the Hoya Pro for my Siggy 15-70 and splurged for the B & W to put on my Canon 70-200L. As others have noted, dont risk good glass naked. If you use your hood alot, maybe you could get.away w/o one, but IMOP I'd always cover the glass.

dubach

tiffen is pretty good. but as far as cons i usually take mine off for sunset shots to avoid any extra flare from the filter.