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Skylight (UV)-Filter for EX3
Hi:
There is some talk going around that a skylight (or haze or UV)-Filter will spoil good shooting with the EX3 wide-lens because it causes a lot of glow. Nevertheless, I wanna put on such a filter to protect my lens from dust, scrtatches etc. Is that true that there are problems with such filters? Which skylight-filter might be a good option? Thanx! |
I would not put any unnecesary filter (for protection) on the front of a lens. Lens coatings are very hardwearing and extremely effective these days. Anything you put in front of your lens will have some effect on imageing.
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As far as my experience a quality UV filter will not degrade the image BUT, I have had a bad experienced with a screw on filter affecting filters that are in a matte box, such as ND filters which I use - and polarizers.
So never mix the two or reflections can occur where highlights can actually be bounced between the glass. |
I keep a UV filter on at all times. Not long ago I had to replace it because a helicopter lifting off scratched the crap out of it. That was seventy bucks I didn't mind spending.
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I use a Hoya slimline filter which allows the fitting of the stock lens, lens hood. |
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