Skylight v UV filter ?

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Hi all

Might be showing my age with this question but

Long ago before the dawn of Digital cameras for the masses it was as know often recommended to keep a filter on the lens all the time to offer protection to lens surface and at the time there where two common types of filter recommended.

the first as it is now is the UV filter but the other which was often recommended over the UV was the Skylight filter in 1A or the warmer 1B versions, personally I always favored the 1B.

Now both filters offered Lens protection and both filters offered UV absorption but the Skylight offered a slight warming effect. But what about today with modern digital cameras has the use of the Skylight been made redundant by the custom white balance option, is the humble UV filter all that is needed now.

Obviously I do understand the argument that its best to not use any filter as even the best will degrade the image to some extent, no matter how small.

Thanks for any input to this

Paul
 
think skylight has a hint of pink, while white balence is blue yellow, and green purple?
 
I like to think of the skylight filter as my happy filter- it's like it's summer every day! The colour cast is relatively minor - so you can correct it without much compromise in pp if you need to. I shouldn't bother swapping them for UV filters if that's what you're thinking.
 
Skylight filter was really only applicable when shooting slides, particularly some of the earlier emulsions that were quite prone to UV (at altitude, seaside etc) and could turn a bit blue. It served no purpose with neg film when a tweak of the print output colour did the same thing. Ditto with digital.
 
And some people still use film.
 
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