Afraid to ask but....
Mar 6, 2012 06:07:14 #
Afraid to ask but...going to anyway....What is the purpose of using a filtered lens???? Yes I'm new and learning
Mar 6, 2012 06:10:14 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Afraid to ask but...going to anyway....What is the purpose of using a filtered lens???? Yes I'm new and learning
What's a filtered lens?
Do you actually mean "a filter"?
If you do, then the answer is: for various reasons, sometimes to block the amount of light, sometimes to change the color of the scene, sometimes to help a sky look better.
Mar 6, 2012 06:11:09 #
Yes I meant a filter ty
rpavich wrote:
What's a filtered lens?
Do you actually mean "a filter"?
If you do, then the answer is: for various reasons, sometimes to block the amount of light, sometimes to change the color of the scene, sometimes to help a sky look better.
Tom DePuy wrote:
Afraid to ask but...going to anyway....What is the purpose of using a filtered lens???? Yes I'm new and learning
What's a filtered lens?
Do you actually mean "a filter"?
If you do, then the answer is: for various reasons, sometimes to block the amount of light, sometimes to change the color of the scene, sometimes to help a sky look better.
Mar 6, 2012 10:38:35 #
Filters are one way to change the resultant effect that the lens has upon the sensor, or the film as the case may be.
Mar 6, 2012 10:46:45 #
And the most basic reason is --- when you inevitably smash the front of your camera into something, do you want to break your $10 filter or your $500 lens?
Mar 7, 2012 07:43:18 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Afraid to ask but...going to anyway....What is the purpose of using a filtered lens???? Yes I'm new and learning
I have UV filters on all my lenses just for protection. Maybe there is some loss of image, maybe not. But the surface of the glass is not exposed to ...whatever.
Mar 7, 2012 08:36:04 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have UV filters on all my lenses just for protection. Maybe there is some loss of image, maybe not. But the surface of the glass is not exposed to ...whatever.
Tom DePuy wrote:
Afraid to ask but...going to anyway....What is the purpose of using a filtered lens???? Yes I'm new and learning
I have UV filters on all my lenses just for protection. Maybe there is some loss of image, maybe not. But the surface of the glass is not exposed to ...whatever.
I am with you on that, I always have a UV filter on all my lenses. Next the circ polarizer for my second choice, if needed.
Mar 7, 2012 10:09:51 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
PrairieSeasons wrote:
And the most basic reason is --- when you inevitably smash the front of your camera into something, do you want to break your $10 filter or your $500 lens?
how is it that smashing one's lens is inevitable?
Mar 7, 2012 10:11:25 #
docrob wrote:
how is it that smashing one's lens is inevitable?
PrairieSeasons wrote:
And the most basic reason is --- when you inevitably smash the front of your camera into something, do you want to break your $10 filter or your $500 lens?
how is it that smashing one's lens is inevitable?
Maybe just finger smudges, or some random scratches.
Mar 7, 2012 12:22:59 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Afraid to ask but...going to anyway....What is the purpose of using a filtered lens???? Yes I'm new and learning
Different filters will create different results. I am of the schools that believes in keeping a filter on to protect the lens and I have UV filters for all my lenses. Having said that, IMHO a CP filter is important filter to have. I won't go into the reasons here because they can easily be found on line.
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