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filtery goodness
on: June 06, 2006, 18:09:55 PM
Yeeeeeeee,




Finally bought some protection for the lens! - no effects, just a UV filter to stop scratches etc.. the ol rather throw £40 down the drain instead of £IHatetoThinkHowMuch.

I bought 2, as my next lens purchase will be 77mm too, so that saves me a whopping £1.50 or thereabouts, in postage!

I heard B+W were good, Ill probably take a few snaps later tonight - hopefully theyll reflect what I read in the various reviews (and make me feel like I wasnt robbed, as they are extortionately expensive for what they are, really!)
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Reply #1 on: June 06, 2006, 18:36:53 PM
tbh... its 1 sheet of glass. The air that is passing between you and your subject would have more of a say on the quality of the photo.

Most Hama or Kood uv filters are perfectly fine :), avoid random japanese crap on ebay however as they tend to have uneven glass surfaces which mean distorted images. :)

But a UV filter once you get above £5 for a 55mm one is a UV Filter :)
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Reply #2 on: June 06, 2006, 18:44:06 PM
Its a UV filter. WooT.
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Reply #3 on: June 06, 2006, 19:13:54 PM
Quote from: M3ta7h3ad
tbh... its 1 sheet of glass. The air that is passing between you and your subject would have more of a say on the quality of the photo.

Most Hama or Kood uv filters are perfectly fine :), avoid random japanese crap on ebay however as they tend to have uneven glass surfaces which mean distorted images. :)

But a UV filter once you get above £5 for a 55mm one is a UV Filter :)


cool i paid £12.99 ea for mine  :D
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Reply #4 on: June 06, 2006, 19:15:39 PM
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I heard B+W were good, Ill probably take a few snaps later tonight - hopefully theyll reflect what I read in the various reviews (and make me feel like I wasnt robbed, as they are extortionately expensive for what they are, really!)


i didnt in all 5 i own. Bought them purely for the protection though tbh
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Reply #5 on: June 06, 2006, 21:56:05 PM
for my older Fujica SLR ive got these filters:

Leech Haze Instafilter
Centrespot Clear
Hoya diffuser
PSL-Aico cross
Sun Mirage 3
Hoya 80B
Polarizer
DOI +1
All 49mm

On my Canon 3000v Ive got

Hoya PL-CIR 77mm





Does that say Harrissons Cameras?
Awesome shop.  You can go in and get filters for like 50p in the 2nd hand bin.  Although that might just be for my classsic Fujica
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Reply #6 on: June 06, 2006, 22:06:21 PM
Shame though, I have no idea what im doing with any of it.
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Reply #7 on: June 06, 2006, 22:16:53 PM
80B is either infrared or a warm orange iirc.

The Cross is to add the cross effects on lights. so instead of blobs of light you get twinkly star looking things.

Centerspot clear I can only assume provides haze around the edges.

Hold on..you have 49mm filters. Ever thought of selling them? my fuji is now a 49mm thing so I need some filters. :D Are they screw fit? and how much do you want for em if you do want to sell em? :D
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Reply #8 on: June 06, 2006, 22:18:05 PM
No, they fit my Fujica STX SLR. :D

I dont think any of them were expensive from Harrisons.

http://www.harrisoncameras.co.uk
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Reply #9 on: June 06, 2006, 22:26:37 PM
Yeah, Harrisons cameras!

I dont live locally at all, but they seemed tip-top online - found them on Froogle :D looks like a proper little camera shop from what I see on the website :D

delivered within 48hrs, will be ordering again from there quite happily :)

need to get myself a polarising filter next I think

bit of a n00b when it comes to filters at the moment, never really been tempted by them properly before. Youre right M3ta, it is indeed but yes indeed, I was keen to avoid crap quality glass - no point having any nice lens if its sat behind crap glass!

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Reply #10 on: June 06, 2006, 22:31:18 PM
Snellgrove, if your serious about filterage :) Consider buying a Cokin series filter starter set. You should get the fitting to fit to the end of your camera and then you just have to buy the cheaper cokin filters to fit in front of it (they have no frame to them... just glass so cheaper to produce, and cheaper to buy).

http://Http://www.cokin.com
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Reply #11 on: June 06, 2006, 22:40:57 PM
Problem is, all my filters are filthy.
Better than the lens being filthy.
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Reply #12 on: June 06, 2006, 23:01:10 PM
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Problem is, all my filters are filthy.
Better than the lens being filthy.


I used to use some wet spectacle cleaning tissues that were suitable for lenses too. Cost me a £1 for twelve of the things, only have a few left now though.

Use them to clean the lens/filter if required and then your specs/shades too, worked great :thumbup: Once used they dried out and were disposed of in the nearest bin.

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tbh... its 1 sheet of glass. The air that is passing between you and your subject would have more of a say on the quality of the photo.


Usually they are coated to try and reduce reflections and ultra violet light but basically you are right - they are a bit of glass to try to protect your lens.
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Reply #13 on: June 06, 2006, 23:47:56 PM
Most digital cameras have UV and IR filters covering the CCD so it is a bit pointless, however they do change less of the photo than a skylight filter so are preferable for lens protection :).

If it was a graduated grey, or a polarising filter then I could see the point of going for higher quality stuff, but a UV filter... about the only thing that is going to be different at the higher end from the middle end is the coatings on the lens, and other than anti-reflection (which only really matters once in a blue moon) coatings they are pretty useless for digital cameras :D

Still Snellgroves happy with his purchase so thats all that counts really innit :)
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Reply #14 on: June 07, 2006, 11:18:35 AM
It intensifies blues slightly and keeps the dust off expensive optics, you cant really ask for more than that out of one.

TBH while I do have one for my Panasonic you have to use it fitted to the lens hood which lengthens the camera. It would have been preferable IMO to have made the lens a set length (as in the FZ30) rather than expand it for use, it only saves an inch while increasing the start up time. It would also have allowed the direct fitment of filters or aditional lenses straight to the camera rather than having to use a tube adaptor. The lens hood could then be smaller and easier to use.
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