sepiareverb
genius and moron
Yep. I use all kinds. 81A when shooting with flash, yellow when shooting Pan B&W, UV when shooting ORTHO. My filter drawer has a lot of yellow, UV and 81A filters in it. Several clear, orange and red.
BlackXList
Well-known
With some film lenses I'm more likely to use a filter, partially because there's quite a bit of blue in the light here and using fuji film can make it even more apparent, so I sometimes stick an 81a on to knock that back a bit.
With Digital no, I used to religiously use them, until after taking pictures from a live music event I got reflections of the lights from the filter, since then never.
I use lens hoods most of the time though, so that addresses most of my flare and minor protection concerns.
With Digital no, I used to religiously use them, until after taking pictures from a live music event I got reflections of the lights from the filter, since then never.
I use lens hoods most of the time though, so that addresses most of my flare and minor protection concerns.
denizg7
Well-known
dont go cheap on the filter.
get a b+w filter..
I learned this the hardway.
but now i am protected
get a b+w filter..
I learned this the hardway.
but now i am protected
Never for protection, only on the M8 because I have to.
EdwardKaraa
Well-known
I do not use lens hoods on RF. The lenses block enough of the VF on their own without extra help. However, I use b+w or Zeiss filters on all the lenses. The image degradation is there but even the most anal neurotic users won't be able to notice the difference with the eye, only by comparing histograms. In cases there is flare with a good filter, the filter is always blamed, but experiments have shown that flare will still be there without he filters. Btw, I don't use them for protection, but to avoid cleaning the front element.
KenR
Well-known
A couple of years ago I tripped on a tree root in Glacier National Park and went down like a ton of bricks. The UV filter on my Mamiya 6 took a good deal of the force of my fall and dented quite a bit - with lots of dirt, twigs etc on the filter and the camera body. (My upper front incisor took the rest of the fall but that's another matter to discuss at the Dental Forum). Anyway, it was easy to change filters once I got the bleeding stopped and the camera cleaned off, so I vote in favor of filters at all times.
Addy101
Well-known
I tripped and my camera hit the floor, I had a rubber screw-in hood. It got a dent and now I can't remove it. A normal hood would've been better. So, still no filter for me, still squarely in the NO FILTER camp. Use a hood, it gives protection and a better picture!
There are situations were a filter is necessary or advisable, but for normal shooting under normal circumstances with more or less modern material.... No filter!
There are situations were a filter is necessary or advisable, but for normal shooting under normal circumstances with more or less modern material.... No filter!
Cyriljay
Leica Like
When I consulted some one to buy a filter for Leica lens he Laughed and advised me no one who knows about using Leica docent use filters. So I never use any filters for any Lenses, for any cameras.