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Re: UV Filter or No UV Filter

Michael — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:41:08 -0000

Actually, while you do not need to use a UV filter on your new digital camera lenses, I still keep a Nikon NC filter on my lenses for protection. It also does not alter what you see in anyway like a UV filter.

I had one save one of my lenses this summer when I was in a rocky area and my camera fell. I only had to get a new Nikon NC filter, not a new lens.

Re: UV Filter or No UV Filter

picmax — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:12:03 -0000

Jeff,

You are welcome. I think more and more people are realizing this but there are still many more who need to figure this out. That's why I want to get the information out to others.

Thanks.

Max

Re: UV Filter or No UV Filter

picmax — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:12:03 -0000

Jeff,

You are welcome. I think more and more people are realizing this but there are still many more who need to figure this out. That's why I want to get the information out to others.

Thanks.

Max

Re: UV Filter or No UV Filter

Jeff — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:40:35 -0000

Thanks for someone else piping up about this. I used to keep a UV filter on my lenses at all times for protection and always wondered why I got stray light all over my pictures. I always wrote it off as ambient light from the city and had given up on shooting certain scenes because of this. The night I discovered it was my UV filter creating that stray light, I nearly threw myself into the road thinking about how easily the problem was corrected. To this day, I still feel stupid, but at least I can have a little more framing freedom without having to think about those stray lights.

Anyone who recommends putting a UV filter on your lens should also provide a warning about this situation. Thanks for saying something about it.

Re: UV Filter or No UV Filter

Jeff — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:40:35 -0000