UV Filters for protection

teaboy5

teaboy5

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Hi All

Can anyone recommend a good make of UV filter for the front of a few lenses. Mine are all L lenses, so to be honest i want to protect the front as best as i can, as i go to mostly rallies and all it takes is a small stone to chip the front.

At the moment i have been using HOYA ones, which seem ok, but i dont want to be losing any IQ what so ever.

So whats the best make out there but still at a reasonable price.
 
i use a jessops uv on my bridge camera, but of course it's nowhere as expensive as your lenses!

if i had top kit, i'd use something like a top range hoya filter or cokin.
 
I have Hoya Super HMC Pro 1s one all my L lenses. Haven't noticed any lose oc IQ and give the added piece of mind that there is some protection. Although it can be expensive to replace a filter if it gets damaged.

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I don't bother, on my 70-300 the most expensive hoya threw the AF out, and as I now have lens hoods on everything I don't bother.

If it doesn't do an effect, I aint bothered :p
 
I use Hoya Digital Pro or B+W on all my L. To be honest, if you compare the two together side by side, B+W wins. As for results from actually taking photos. I see no diff.
Jessops' filters are essentially Hoya but the lower end range.
Kenko is Hoya - it's the Asia/Japan branding where as Hoya is international. Save a few quid and get Kenko.

I would probably focus on what you need e.g. super thin to avoid vinyetting on super wide, cokin style for landscapes, etc rather than 'pure' optics.
 
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They cause flare in high contrast situations. I only use them when I think there is a chance of damage to the lens, such as shooting near the sea, or when its raining. Most of the time I protect the lens with a lens hood. It protects the lens, increases contrast and reduces flare. Much more useful than a UV filter

Plenty of examples of internal reflections caused by UV filters if you search. This was the pic that convinced me to get rid of them

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NinjaBill said:
They cause flare in high contrast situations. I only use them when I think there is a chance of damage to the lens, such as shooting near the sea, or when its raining. Most of the time I protect the lens with a lens hood. It protects the lens, increases contrast and reduces flare. Much more useful than a UV filter

Plenty of examples of internal reflections caused by UV filters if you search. This was the pic that convinced me to get rid of them
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I don't notice that problem personally but that's not to say it doesn't happen. UV is impt during the day as it does cut out glare on a sunny day that's noticable on the end result. Polariser of course is better on a sunny day.
 
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