Should I get UV filters or lens hoods on these lenses? (Page 3): Go back and read some of the posts on this issue and then come back with your tail between your legs.

Jim Bob

leftj wrote:

You are mis-characterizing. Most say a UV filter p... (show quote)

Go back and read some of the posts on this issue and then come back with your tail between your legs.

leftj Loc: Texas

Jim Bob wrote:

Go back and read some of the posts on this issue and then come back with your tail between your legs.

Already have. That's why I said what I did.

lightyear

A lens hood ( rubber or plastic) designed for the lens you are using is essential to shield it from flare ( unanticipated light hitting hour lens from various sources- sun, cloluds, reflections-affects image in various ways), hood also is a 'bumpr' to protect lens if you inadvertantly bum,p into something or someone. Filters: my opinion is that dust, debris, spray, etc. will hit the filter and is easy to clean off with no possiblity of your cleaning scratching our delicate lens surface. Better UV filters with excellent front coatings transmit 99+% of the image photons and although they theoretically affect image quality the effect is only measurable on an optical bench using various monochromatic light sources, and is NOT visible on your image. Higher quality coated Hoya HMC, B+W, Marumi, Heliopan are all good. Unknown brands have unknown performance, but known brands ( previously mentioned) use the finest quality glass and coatings. Dealer profit is substantial on unknown brand filters, and their comments that they are" all the same" is not true, as you noted in the Polish (Dxo?) filter tests. I always us a hood and UV filter. I use lenses bought six months ago and 10 years ago.
Stan

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

katastrofa wrote:

Hi,

I bought the micro-4/3 camera Olympus E-M1 Mk2 together with these 3 lenses:

1. Olympus macro 30mm F3.5
2. Olympus 45mm F1.8
3. Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 ii

Should I get a UV filter or lens hood for any of them? I will be using the camera for wildlife photography, some macro (flowers, insects), some landscapes and family portraits.

I always have my lens shade attached, it is my protection. Once in Ireland I dropped my Nikon 10-24 DX lens, now it does not have much of a lens hood (shallow) but anyway the lens bounced off the concrete and landed in the grass, damage? YES, to the lens hood, it was cracked but the lens was fine, not a scratch. I never use a filter, waste of good money. BUT, I always have the lens hood attached, it doubles as my lens protection. And, it cuts down on flair and makes my lenses look GOOD.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

katastrofa wrote:

Thanks guys.

More questions:
1. which other brands than B+W are good? Many years ago in Poland I used Hoya filters. What about Marumi?
2. if the lens hood prevents the installation of the UV filter, which should be preferred?
3. is it absolutely necessary to use a petal hood on a short prime lens? it is not easy to find petal lens hoods for less common filter thread sizes e.g. 46mm)

Get the Olympus hood designed for that specific lens then it will fit and shade properly.

katastrofa Loc: London, UK

Architect1776 wrote:

Get the Olympus hood designed for that specific lens then it will fit and shade properly.

No replacements possible? Olympus hoods are quite expensive.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Shape of hood:

http://www.imagemaven.com/lens-hoods-tubes-vs-tulips/

katastrofa Loc: London, UK

So what hoods would you recommend for the 3 lenses I have?

1. Olympus macro 30mm F3.5
2. Olympus 45mm F1.8
3. Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 ii

I suppose lenses 1. and 2. need a tulip shape hood, while 3. can do with a round one? Does it every hurt to put a tulip hood on a telephoto lens?

Szalajj Loc: Salem, NH

I used to swear by the "always a UV filter" philosophy, until I was shooting a moonrise about a year and a half ago.

All I was getting in each shot was a round green blob in exactly the same relationship to the moon!

I was so frustrated with the results that I was getting, that I packed up my camera equipment, and waited for my passenger to finish with her shots.

After getting home, she asked me to send her a couple of the weird shots. She discovered that those green blobs were lens flares!

Those flares were the direct result of the moon reflecting off my lens, and onto the filter in each shot. The reflection was an upside down image of the moon.

As soon as the cause of the flares was revealed, the filters came off of ALL of my lenses, and I've never looked back.

At some point, I will purchase a couple of specialized filters, polarizing and graduated neutral density, to used in very specific sutuations.

But the money that I spent on those UV filters was a complete waste!

I am a firm believer of using hoods, and I wish that Canon provided them with all of their kit lenses, instead of only their higher end lenses.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

katastrofa wrote:

So what hoods would you recommend for the 3 lenses I have?

1. Olympus macro 30mm F3.5
2. Olympus 45mm F1.8
3. Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 ii

I suppose lenses 1. and 2. need a tulip shape hood, while 3. can do with a round one? Does it every hurt to put a tulip hood on a telephoto lens?

Quick internet look on Olympus site easy for anyone to do.
Here are the hoods for your lenses regardless to shape you want.
1. Does not appear to be a hood for this lens so you guess.
2. http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/lh-40b-lens-hood-black.html
3. http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/lens-hood-lh-61e-70-300mm-f4-0-5-6.html

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

katastrofa wrote:

So what hoods would you recommend for the 3 lenses I have?

1. Olympus macro 30mm F3.5
2. Olympus 45mm F1.8
3. Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 ii

I suppose lenses 1. and 2. need a tulip shape hood, while 3. can do with a round one? Does it every hurt to put a tulip hood on a telephoto lens?

I couldn't find anything for #1. You could email or call B&H Photo for recommendations.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/999633-REG/olympus_v324402bw000_lh_40b_lens_hood_for.html/pageID/accessory
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/597935-REG/Olympus_260039_LH_61E_Lens_Hood_for.html/pageID/accessory

LINKS should be good now.

katastrofa Loc: London, UK

Thanks, I guess I forgot that for a m4/3 camera, 45mm focal length is not wide angle.

MikieLBS Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

katastrofa wrote:

Hi,

I bought the micro-4/3 camera Olympus E-M1 Mk2 together with these 3 lenses:

1. Olympus macro 30mm F3.5
2. Olympus 45mm F1.8
3. Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 ii

Should I get a UV filter or lens hood for any of them? I will be using the camera for wildlife photography, some macro (flowers, insects), some landscapes and family portraits.

A hood can cause a nasty shadow when shooting macros

katastrofa Loc: London, UK

Sure, but I also use this lens for landscape photos.

Lens Creep

yes, lens hood for all lenses, always. The only time it doesn't make much difference is if you are pointing directly at the sun.

Clear protection filters are good if you around dust, sea spray, petting zoos, kids shaking a soda can, etc... But bad for night shooting due to excessive reflections.