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[Closed] Does everyone use a UV filter on SLR lens?

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For protection?

Does it do anything else to the image?


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 9:52 am
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not enough usually 🙁 IME UV tends to desaturate the blueness of the sky.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 9:53 am
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stops landscapes (i.e. stuff with a few kilometers of air between you and the subject) appearing blue


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 9:53 am
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Keep mine on all the time for protection


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:00 am
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+1 for catflees. And it improves most outdoor shots.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:13 am
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Don't listen to Barnes.

UV filter does the job of helping reduce the effect of UV haze in images,and also (and perhaps more importantly really) protects the expensive front of the lens from scratches and damage. A £20 filter is a lot cheaper to replace than a £200 lens.

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Posted : 22/10/2010 11:18 am
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Yes, leave one on my lenses all the time. More likely to help a picture than ruin one.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:21 am
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don't use them. most of my lenses have deep lenshoods and on the wides they are a big flat piece of glass that's prone to flare.
not bothered about scratching a front element that's what insurance is for. taking care with your kit helps too.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:30 am
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Leave one on (almost) always. Unless I swap lenses and get forget anyway.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:35 am
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Have some but never usually bother with them for protection purposes unless there is a high chance of the lens taking a hit.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:36 am
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No,

See http://www.lensrentals.com/news/2008.10.30/front-element-scratches for why


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:50 am
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Don't listen to Barnes.

Uh, I meant they don't seem to take out enough of the UV, as skies often come out less blue than they looked to my eyes!


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 12:25 pm