UV or Not UV, That is the Question: This topic has come up many times, so I am posting two images. See if you can tell which was taken with a 99 cent UV filter from China, and which...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

This topic has come up many times, so I am posting two images. See if you can tell which was taken with a 99 cent UV filter from China, and which was taken with the naked lens. I'm not trying to make a point here. I just want to see if it makes a quality difference to the photos. My less-than-critical eye couldn't tell them apart.

Both shots were taken with a Nikon D5000 set on Auto, on a tripod - one right after the other.

UV1

UV2

bhfranklin Loc: Boston Area / Cape Cod

Look almost the same to me. However, is the blue sky "more blue" on UV1? Which was using the filter?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

jerryc41 wrote:

This topic has come up many times, so I am posting two images. See if you can tell which was taken with a 99 cent UV filter from China, and which was taken with the naked lens. I'm not trying to make a point here. I just want to see if it makes a quality difference to the photos. My less-than-critical eye couldn't tell them apart.

Both shots were taken with a Nikon D5000 set on Auto, on a tripod - one right after the other.

Here are two more I just took with a D5100. Same 18-55mm. You can download these and see if there is any difference in the Exif data.

PIC_E

PIC_F

JHodge Loc: Missouri

Thanks for this thread. I too would like to know if anyone can tell which is with and which is without the filter.

Please do not tell us. Let someone with a critical eye download the pictures to see if they can tell you.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

JHodge wrote:

Thanks for this thread. I too would like to know if anyone can tell which is with and which is without the filter.

Please do not tell us. Let someone with a critical eye download the pictures to see if they can tell you.

I figured I'd let this run till tomorrow and see what the general opinion is. Again, I'm not doing this to make a point or trick anyone. I just want to see if there is a difference that a critical I could see.

Hammster Loc: San Diego, CA

I don't know which one has the filter, but when I enlarge them and view them side by side, pic F seems to have "greener" leaves in the stand of trees. A bit more saturated, perhaps. Especially on the 2 trees on the right side of the pic. Almost more like what a circular polarizer would acheive.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Without looking at my cheat sheet, I have decided which image in each pair I think looks better - but I'm not saying till tomorrow.

Ragarm

jerryc41 wrote:

This topic has come up many times, so I am posting two images. See if you can tell which was taken with a 99 cent UV filter from China, and which was taken with the naked lens. I'm not trying to make a point here. I just want to see if it makes a quality difference to the photos. My less-than-critical eye couldn't tell them apart.

Both shots were taken with a Nikon D5000 set on Auto, on a tripod - one right after the other.

Looks like the upper photo had the UV filter. Maybe.

Ragarm

jerryc41 wrote:

quote=jerryc41 This topic has come up many times,... (show quote)

Again, the upper one, I think, had the UV filter. I'm looking forward to seeing the correct answers to this, I might just learn something, which is often exciting. Thanks for these posts.