uv filters

phildaintith

phildaintith

Messages
325
Name
phil
Edit My Images
No
ok, well for the last 6 months i have been very brave not using filters on any of my lenses, even my beloved L haha.

I think its about time i actually buy one before i push my luck and get a nice little scratch on the glass.

What i want to know is is there actually distortion between the cheaper ones as opposed to the more expensive ones- 3 that im looking at.

- http://www.fotosense.co.uk/hoya-77mm-uv-digital-hmc.html

- http://www.fotosense.co.uk/hoya-77mm-uv-digital-hmc.html

- http://www.fotosense.co.uk/hoya-77mm-hd-digital-uv-0-filter.html

as you can understand i dont want to spend money where i dont have to...

Thanks folks
 
Last edited:
I don't use UV or any sort of protection filters personally, although I religiously always use a lens hood. If you're working in any sort of hostile environment than it make ssese to use one though.

You probably know that amongst the many coatings on your lens elements will be one for UV -on any decent lens anyway, but I accept it's simply protection you're looking for.

It doesn't make sense to stick a really cheap piece of glass in front of your very expensive lens, so I'm afraid the bad news is - you get what you pay for. The more expensive filters will be better optical glass and have more superior coatings than the cheaper offerings.
 
As far as I know the expensive ones use better coatings (or more layers) to get light transmission as close to 100% as possible. That minimizes flares when using the filters.
 
* No UV/'protective' filter can improve image quality on a dSLR.
* All UV/'protective' filters will cause some degradation in image quality.
* The seriousness of this degradation tends to decrease as filter cost increases.
* Good filters will cause degradation that is not noticeable under most conditions.
* All filters, even the best, will cause noticeable degradation in some conditions.
 
I have Hoya HD Protector filters on most of my lenses. Not the cheapest but I find them excellent and easier to clean than the Hoya Pro-1D ones.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top