06-08-2012, 04:21 PM
[quote name='Bryan Conner' timestamp='1339129253' post='18756']
My reasoning for not using a UV filter is that the only difference that I could see in my images was a bit lower contrast. Granted, I did not do a scientific test, I just took some images with and without the filter and compared in Photoshop. AND...this was back in my digital/film transition days and maybe 2012 camera's sensors would reveal a difference that a Canon D30 could not back in the early 2000's. I always use lens hoods, so protection was not an advantage to me. In the end, instead of buying a €100-200 filter that produces slightly lower contrast images, why not just buy a €100-200 lens that produces slightly lower contrast images?
In the end, I understand that it is a peace of mind issue with some people. If a person feels safer and more secure with a UV filter, then so be it. To each his own.
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Actually, I doubt very much one can see a difference with a good quality multi-coated filter (Hoya and B&W multicoated filters), and whether it is even measurable within measuring accuracy parameters.
I can't see the difference.
Kind regards, Wim
My reasoning for not using a UV filter is that the only difference that I could see in my images was a bit lower contrast. Granted, I did not do a scientific test, I just took some images with and without the filter and compared in Photoshop. AND...this was back in my digital/film transition days and maybe 2012 camera's sensors would reveal a difference that a Canon D30 could not back in the early 2000's. I always use lens hoods, so protection was not an advantage to me. In the end, instead of buying a €100-200 filter that produces slightly lower contrast images, why not just buy a €100-200 lens that produces slightly lower contrast images?
In the end, I understand that it is a peace of mind issue with some people. If a person feels safer and more secure with a UV filter, then so be it. To each his own.
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Actually, I doubt very much one can see a difference with a good quality multi-coated filter (Hoya and B&W multicoated filters), and whether it is even measurable within measuring accuracy parameters.
I can't see the difference.
Kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....