UV filter quickie

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To be clear, this isn't a thread for is it worth it/does it cause image softness, as all that info is already on these boards.

My question is related to the specific type of UV filter to get. I was looking at the B+W pro filters, specifically the B+W 72mm 010M XSP MRC NANO UV-HAZE Filter XS-PRO (according to the listing on Amazon).

There are quite a few types I've noticed (never looked into them before as I've not needed one until now) that have various strengths of filtering. All I want it for is to provide a seal and protect the front element for some photos I've got planned in a dusty environment on my 85/35/100L lenses.

Is the above the right one to purchase as essentially all I want is an unaffected image with no worries of scratching on the lens?
 
That is the correct filter, F-pro brass mount with MRC.

The glass in the filter is very strong and wont shatter like the cheap filters (it will crack rather than shatter like a car windscreen).

The brass mount wont suffer from crossed threads like the cheaper steal or alu frames.
 
I was (perhaps mistakenly) under the understanding that digital sensors were not affected by UV, it was something that film suffered from?
 
Raymond Lin said:
I don't buy it for the UV protection. I buy it for accidental protection. :)
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Yes, this is what I want it for, just to protect, not affect :)

I was chatting to my dad the other night and bizarrely in his run up to retirement he's decided to start playing with RC helicopters along with coaching archery again. I thought my hobbies were expensive! During our chat, we started reminiscing about when we used to go down Holsley lane in Marford to race RC cars, and I often won :)

I had this Grashopper (not my image, linked from the TJDmodels):
www.tjdmodels.com/images/products/tamiya-candy-green-grasshopper9725.jpg

I upgraded it to a larger motor than the standard. We also discovered that it's tyres were better than the Hornet/Frog tyres and that the AA battery pack for the servos added weight at the front for more control, so I won more :D

Anyway, I think I'll be reliving my 27 years ago, childhood and thought I'd take photos of that and my dads helicopter fashion when I pop down at Christmas :D
 
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Not wanting to re-open a discussion on UV filters, but I use them on my lenses all the time for protection.

Is the general consensus that they affect IQ in any way? Pointers to previous threads on this appreciated if its already been debated to death :)
 
I definitely need for my macro lens and yes I want something that is just for protection
 
Well, glass comes with good quality or bad. The coating affects reflection so yes, good filters should just let light through as if they are not there.

They do affect IQ, even air in front of the lens can affect IQ but you just want to minimise it as much as you can.
 
I leave it on all the time.

If I shoot solely portraits, studio or otherwise, environment where it is predicable then I would think twice. Filters are not cheap, at least good ones are not. The one above is about £80.

Some lenses need the filter to complete the weather seal, so for those you might want to add the filter for that reason.

Most of my work have people, people with alcohol in their hand, shooting on dance floor etc, so the filter brings more pros than cons.
 
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