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Mar 18, 2012 08:04:09   #
dasloaf
 
Ok, softball, track and lacrosse season is coming up. Filters for glare? One of the local pros told me filters are needed? Are they?

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Jun 20, 2012 23:49:29   #
Dudley Loc: Roseburg, Oregon
 
Hard tp say. Position your self away away from the setting sun!

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Jun 24, 2012 12:43:25   #
nikonesian Loc: Midwest USA
 
dasloaf wrote:
Ok, softball, track and lacrosse season is coming up. Filters for glare? One of the local pros told me filters are needed? Are they?


Use your lens hood. A quality lens and the hood should control most flare. About the only filters I use now are circular polarizers (CP) and Neutral Density (ND).

I used to use UV or clear filters for "protection, but I noticed that I had better IQ without them.

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Jun 27, 2012 11:35:39   #
gdwsr Loc: Northern California
 
I agree with Nikonesian except I use a grad nd with playing field shots that have sky to narrow the exposure range. I only use filters if I need them. In 50 years I have never damaged a lens so, for me, just as soon not have an extra piece of glass messing with the light.

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