FILTER: UV or SKY?

[ruben]

Yup

Kim

God thanks, HEY SOCKE: I think I am going to the beach after this.


BTW, I thought the single one was the Skylight, therefore usefull info for me too!
THANK YOU GUYS KIM & JAAPV

Cheers,
Ruben

 

[mike goldberg]

Hiya... some great replies on this one, and I've quoted a few below:

- from Finder
Mike, buy the best multicoated UV you can afford. That will be good for both black and white and color. Skylight was designed as a black and white filter and uses a slight magenta cast which would not be a problem with black and white, but will impact color.

- from Ruben
So you are saying there is a single type both for bw and colour, but it is not the Skylight but the UV, right ????

- from jaapv
Leave the filter on when you are tempted to clean your lens and take it off in any hi-contrast situation, and you should be fine!

- from Mike Goldberg
Yesterday, I spent 35- bucks for a 62mm UV... for my recently arrived Cosina 20mm lens.

In general, if I was shooting color in early morning or late afternoon light, especially in the shade, a Sky filter would be appropriate.

Further, there are MIXED lighting situations, whereby the best thing you can do is remove the filter altogether! My buddy Ruben reminds me to shoot, whenever possible, with NO filter to preserve image sharpness.

Thanks for all your input.
Ciao,
Mike 🙂

 

[Kim Coxon]

Hi Mike,
Just a thought. Many recommend that an 82A is the best filter for morning and evening to counteract the excessive red in the light. A skylight in theses cases would make the situation worse. For a long time Pentax marketed their pale blue filter as "morn and eve". Skylight is very good as a "cloudy" filter.

Kim

Hiya... some great replies on this one, and I've quoted a few below:

- from Finder
Mike, buy the best multicoated UV you can afford. That will be good for both black and white and color. Skylight was designed as a black and white filter and uses a slight magenta cast which would not be a problem with black and white, but will impact color.

- from Ruben
So you are saying there is a single type both for bw and colour, but it is not the Skylight but the UV, right ????

- from jaapv
Leave the filter on when you are tempted to clean your lens and take it off in any hi-contrast situation, and you should be fine!

- from Mike Goldberg
Yesterday, I spent 35- bucks for a 62mm UV... for my recently arrived Cosina 20mm lens.

In general, if I was shooting color in early morning or late afternoon light, especially in the shade, a Sky filter would be appropriate.

Further, there are MIXED lighting situations, whereby the best thing you can do is remove the filter altogether! My buddy Ruben reminds me to shoot, whenever possible, with NO filter to preserve image sharpness.

Thanks for all your input.
Ciao,
Mike 🙂