Advice for a lens filter.
Apr 9, 2023 15:16:40 #
brentrh wrote:
Filters are not needed for digital cameras. They were necessary for film. For lens protection use lens hood that came with your lens.
Below is a photo of the lens hood that came with my lens. Several lenses came with similar hoods.
In the second photo you can see for yourself the actual protective nature of the pictured lens hood.
BTW, filters ARE necessary for digital cameras, possibly more so than for film. So you really need a better filter today than was needed with film.
Apr 9, 2023 15:41:15 #
Apr 9, 2023 16:52:02 #
Imagine your future when you didn't use a filter. Imagine trying to sell your expensive lens with that scratch because you listened to people on UHH who care less about how to protect your expensive lens than you do.
Apr 9, 2023 17:03:00 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Imagine your future when you didn't use a filter. Imagine trying to sell your expensive lens with that scratch because you listened to people on UHH who care less about how to protect your expensive lens than you do.
They shun the extra glass cuz they are perfectionists. If you take advice from perfectionists you get what you deserve.
Apr 9, 2023 17:05:47 #
Anyone who says they can see a difference in a 0.3% transmission of light lives in a fantasy world. Is that who you're going to take your advice from?
Apr 9, 2023 17:12:35 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Lens caps are really hard to shoot through.
If one is hiking or other activity many shots will be lost when a lens cap is on.
If one is hiking or other activity many shots will be lost when a lens cap is on.
You are sooo correct. Lens caps are very hard to shoot through. But hoods are not. When I'm out hiking or doing other activities, I always have the cap on my pocket and the hood in place on the front of the lens. I've bumped things, scraped things and once even dropped a Tamron SP 70-200, and the hood protected the lens.
Apr 9, 2023 17:33:14 #
therwol
Loc: USA
CHG_CANON wrote:
Imagine your future when you didn't use a filter. Imagine trying to sell your expensive lens with that scratch because you listened to people on UHH who care less about how to protect your expensive lens than you do.
You are absolutely right, as you usually are. Crud will get on an unprotected lens. Some of it will be sticky. Some of it will be abrasive. There is all sorts of crap floating around in the air. It used to land on my vinyl records out of seemingly nowhere. (No, I don't still listen to vinyl records.) Sooner or later you're going to want to clean the front element of a lens. You may damage the coating either with chemicals such as alcohol or scratch the coating when you wipe the crud off. I've even seen fingerprints etch the coating of a lens. Do what you want. Every lens I've ever owned has had a filter on it, skylight in the film days and UV now.
Apr 9, 2023 17:36:30 #
amfoto1 wrote:
As I noted in my earlier post, that's one place I almost always install a filter... though often it's a C-Pol or an ND instead of a "protection" filter.
I was responding to someone who probably didn't read your editorial.
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Apr 9, 2023 18:06:03 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
You are sooo correct. Lens caps are very hard to shoot through. But hoods are not. When I'm out hiking or doing other activities, I always have the cap on my pocket and the hood in place on the front of the lens. I've bumped things, scraped things and once even dropped a Tamron SP 70-200, and the hood protected the lens.
I've poked as well and cracked the filter, WITH the lens hood a couple of times. Glad the filter was there.
Was climbing a cliff in Oak Creek Canyon, AZ and in South Mountain Park, Phx., AZ.
How shallow is your hood for a WA lens? A friend wants to know?
Apr 9, 2023 18:47:47 #
The easiest prediction to make about the future is that it will be unexpected. If you want to prevent the stray rock, the ocean spray, the child's finger, or the dog's tongue from touching your lens front element, you can minimize the surprise of that unexpected event with your always-on lens filter. The future we can predict is that your hood will stop none of them.
Apr 9, 2023 19:15:57 #
Bill_de wrote:
When I lived on Long Island we spent many days, all year long, photographing on ocean beaches. If you think a combination of fine sand and strong winds doesn't take its toll on a front element you haven't tried it. No hazzard involved.
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I have tried it...many times.
I have shot all over the world...in many conditions.
Have I shot hours at a time at the beach...sure.
And I clean my lens whenever a lens gets dirty...that's it...that's all.
The idea of a filter making any difference...meh...unless you need one...like an ND.
If conditions are hideous...don't shoot...filter or not...
Unless someone is paying you.
Apr 9, 2023 19:58:06 #
The debate will go on, on a par with such matters as raw versus jpeg capture, Canon versus Nikon, Nisan versus Toyota and others. I invite you to list other of these ‘life’ choices to really understand the inanity of the discussion. However, I love the banter! Keep it going. It makes for more pleasant reading than the news.
Apr 9, 2023 20:00:54 #
Architect1776 wrote:
I've poked as well and cracked the filter, WITH the lens hood a couple of times. ........
How shallow is your hood for a WA lens? A friend wants to know?
How shallow is your hood for a WA lens? A friend wants to know?
For your "friend who wants to know"
Apr 9, 2023 20:02:41 #
Oh yes! Filters to protect the lens. When a filter gets damaged, replace it readily and cheaper ly. When the lens gets damaged, usually from an unexpected hazard, you are SOOL!
Apr 9, 2023 20:42:39 #
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