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Why I Use a UV Filter for Lens Protection
Jan 21, 2019 08:52:40 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
billnikon wrote:
Didn't say that. What I said is I don't buy what your selling.
I thought it was plausible... Impacts can be 'funny' sometimes.
Dik
Jan 21, 2019 09:01:17 #
Haydon wrote:
Just bought the popcorn to watch the rest of the thread :)
Yep, it will grow to 12 pages by the end of the day.....
Jan 21, 2019 09:02:06 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Dikdik wrote:
I thought it was plausible... Impacts can be 'funny' sometimes.
Dik
Dik
Really, lens in a padded cell, camera case closed, drops 2 feet and breaks not only the lens cap, but shatters the UV filter too. Sorry, don't buy it at all. There are details he is leaving out to bolster his story. I was a high school principal too long to believe his WHOLE story as true. He is leaving out some vital information. Again, to bolster his grasp of the facts.
Jan 21, 2019 09:09:51 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
StevenG wrote:
Over the years I have read a number of pros and co... (show quote)
I have heard and read many articles saying that modern day digital cameras already have protection that uv filters provide; so if You insist on having a lens on the front use a good clear one.
Jan 21, 2019 09:17:42 #
StevenG wrote:
Actually, it was on the lens! However, as the lens was in my camera bag, the hood was reversed!
Steve
Steve
This is why I keep the lens hood on in the USING position 24/7 and cap the hood.......
Jan 21, 2019 09:40:29 #
catchlight..
Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway
LOL...
I did the same and broke a few ribs earlier this month.
I am so happy my polarize lens was in a camera bag pocket and not on the lens.
The lens cap was driven into the end of the 35mm lens so hard it took some time to pry out and remove.
My Canon 5D MK4, 35mm f/1.4 II hit full force between me and the pavement, enough to break several ribs. If the filter had been on the lens I am sure the shards of glass would have done damage to the lens coating.
The hood was installed "in reverse" and helped save the lens outer ring from damage.
Its hard to believe nothing other than the filter was damaged. Hats off to Canon for high quality camera bodies... caps and hoods do work.
I did the same and broke a few ribs earlier this month.
I am so happy my polarize lens was in a camera bag pocket and not on the lens.
The lens cap was driven into the end of the 35mm lens so hard it took some time to pry out and remove.
My Canon 5D MK4, 35mm f/1.4 II hit full force between me and the pavement, enough to break several ribs. If the filter had been on the lens I am sure the shards of glass would have done damage to the lens coating.
The hood was installed "in reverse" and helped save the lens outer ring from damage.
Its hard to believe nothing other than the filter was damaged. Hats off to Canon for high quality camera bodies... caps and hoods do work.
Dikdik wrote:
I used to use a UV or Skylight filter for my F2 Photomic way back and have a UV on my 7Dii. I fell on my Nikkormat and damaged the alignment and had to send it back to Japan for realignment. Didn't realise that I cracked a rib and 30 years later a fragment showed up as a 'shadow' on my lung...
Dik
Dik
Jan 21, 2019 09:44:42 #
This is definitely a controversial subject. Yes, the filter broke because filters aren't very strong. I'm not on my regular computer now, but there are many online tests of without/without a filter. A fall can break a filter but not damage a lens at all, so the filter doesn't offer as much protection as you might think.
I use clear filters to keep dust, dirt, and moisture off the lens. I also use Xume magnetic adapters so I can have the filter on or off in less than a second.
https://backcountrygallery.com/all-about-uv-filters/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I4FBk-JCsM
https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/UV-and-Clear-Lens-Protection-Filters.aspx
I use clear filters to keep dust, dirt, and moisture off the lens. I also use Xume magnetic adapters so I can have the filter on or off in less than a second.
https://backcountrygallery.com/all-about-uv-filters/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I4FBk-JCsM
https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/UV-and-Clear-Lens-Protection-Filters.aspx
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Jan 21, 2019 09:44:43 #
Linda Ewing
Loc: Lincolnshire,UK
A few years ago I purchased the Nikon 70-200 F2.8 lens at great cost, I also purchased at the same time a filter, I jumped out of the car and stood on the running board to catch a shot that I had seen of a red deer but I failed to mount the lens in my haste) correctly and from a great height of about 8 feet or so it fell off, my brand new lens, it fell straight into an iced over puddle on a concrete path, the friends I was with at the time were just as mortified as myself, I thought all was lost but the lens hood was broken and so was the filter (smashed to smithereens in fact) but the combination of the two items and my prayers saved all of it, lens intact, I did send it back to Nikon as I thought the mounting pins might be damaged, it did cost be 200.00 pounds, moral of the story is I now buy good quality filters for every lens and MAKE SURE I mount it properly.
StevenG wrote:
Over the years I have read a number of pros and co... (show quote)
Jan 21, 2019 09:53:31 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
catchlight.. wrote:
LOL... My Canon 5D MK4, 35mm f/1.4 II hit full force between me and the pavement, enough to break several ribs. If the filter had been on the lens I am sure the shards of glass would have done damage to the lens coating.
Don't know if a filter was on... too far back and didn't know I'd broken a rib. I initially thought the 'shadow' was cancer... that's the best explanation I can offer for the shadow. I was sore, but, didn't realise I had broken a rib. Nikkormat was built like a tank... it was my 'meat and potatoes' camera; I often took it to project sites. For serious shots, the F2 was superb, one of the best and optics were great.
Canon 5D iv is a lovely camera. good taste.
Dik
Jan 21, 2019 09:55:19 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
Linda Ewing wrote:
A few years ago I purchased the Nikon 70-200 F2.8 lens
Lovely fast lens...
Dik
Jan 21, 2019 10:00:11 #
Steve, they are of value in that respect. Every one of mine have B+W filters on them. The concept is to purchase excellent quality, as once they are fitted to the lens, they become part of the optical system.
--Bob
--Bob
StevenG wrote:
Over the years I have read a number of pros and co... (show quote)
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Jan 21, 2019 10:06:25 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
rmalarz wrote:
If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
...and from another site, "If you're walking on thin ice, why not dance."
Dik
Jan 21, 2019 10:25:29 #
pithydoug wrote:
And where was your lens hood? :) :)
The obvious answer to us all is that the hood was reversed like most all of us do when the equipment is in the bag.
That is to save space.
Jan 21, 2019 10:28:26 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
rmalarz wrote:
Steve, they are of value in that respect. Every one of mine have B+W filters on them. The concept is to purchase excellent quality, as once they are fitted to the lens, they become part of the optical system.
--Bob
--Bob
Thanks Bob. I appreciate your feedback.
Steve
Jan 21, 2019 10:29:05 #
I always get a UV filter for my cameras. I do not use my lens caps.
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