Ashley Cooper
May 17th, 2006, 02:30 AM
My DVX100b just arrived and I wanted to buy a UV filter to protect its lens. So, I called a couple a local Wolf Camera, which was just closing for the day. The salesman there told me all they had in stock was a "1A" UV filter (for $25), which he explained was basically just a piece of glass and wouldn't affect the way the camera views things at all.
Then I called another Wolf Camera to see what they had in stock. The salesman there told me that a UV filter only affects light invisible to the human eye, so any UV filter that doesn't add warming shouldn't affect the camera at all. He said they had several models in stock but advised their multicoated UV filter for $30.
I've been trying to do more research on this (reading posts, looking at B&H filters online, etc), but I'm still a bit confused. I'd like to protect the lens and also do what is considered standard practice as I'll be renting the camera out a good bit. Wouldn't want to put a filter on the camera and that makes it stand out and have a renter take it off during a shoot. So, any advice on what kind of UV filter is best for these purposes is greatly appreciated.
Thanks ahead of time for any help!
Then I called another Wolf Camera to see what they had in stock. The salesman there told me that a UV filter only affects light invisible to the human eye, so any UV filter that doesn't add warming shouldn't affect the camera at all. He said they had several models in stock but advised their multicoated UV filter for $30.
I've been trying to do more research on this (reading posts, looking at B&H filters online, etc), but I'm still a bit confused. I'd like to protect the lens and also do what is considered standard practice as I'll be renting the camera out a good bit. Wouldn't want to put a filter on the camera and that makes it stand out and have a renter take it off during a shoot. So, any advice on what kind of UV filter is best for these purposes is greatly appreciated.
Thanks ahead of time for any help!