GH2 Best filter for point and shoot with GH2
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Sam Mallery
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I would go with a B+W UV Haze MRC 010M filter. I believe you need a 62mm filter for that lens, which would make this one compatible:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/11991-REG/B_W_66070231_62mm_UV_Haze_010.html
I recently bought a filter for my Lumix 20mm f/1.7, and my research led me to this B+W haze filter. I got the same one, except in a 46mm size for the 20mm f/1.7.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/11991-REG/B_W_66070231_62mm_UV_Haze_010.html
I recently bought a filter for my Lumix 20mm f/1.7, and my research led me to this B+W haze filter. I got the same one, except in a 46mm size for the 20mm f/1.7.
heh... I have that exact same filter in my 14-140, but only because it came attached to an olde-timey yard sale Nikon zoom. It works just fine for a free filter.
FWIW, LensTip tested a mess of different UV filters, which may or may not influence your decision. The link:
www.lenstip.com/113.1-article-UV_filters_test_Introduction.html
FWIW, LensTip tested a mess of different UV filters, which may or may not influence your decision. The link:
www.lenstip.com/113.1-article-UV_filters_test_Introduction.html
Bruce Foreman
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I've never been the kind of "purist" who rejected the idea of using a filter to protect the front lens element from impact damage. With Canon and Nikon optics I always kept a UV filter on, in later years it was always the Hoya HMC or SMC with the most effective antireflection coating I knew of.
But with the GH2 I found that the best filter may often be NO filter. Seeing reports of folks having internal reflection problems with Lumix lenses and filters I began to notice stronger reflections when my Hoya SMC UV filters were in place on my 20mm and 14mm. So I took them off (deep enough lens hoods may solve this, I'm still testing).
However were I to anticipate working in an environment "hostile" to optics (windy with lots of dust, anywhere near salt spray, or around machine tools, construction sites, etc.) I would definitely have protective filters in the bag and would use them without hesitation, dealing with internal reflections later. When I work outside in daylight I often have ND filters available or on the lens especially if doing motion picture work.
But with the GH2 I found that the best filter may often be NO filter. Seeing reports of folks having internal reflection problems with Lumix lenses and filters I began to notice stronger reflections when my Hoya SMC UV filters were in place on my 20mm and 14mm. So I took them off (deep enough lens hoods may solve this, I'm still testing).
However were I to anticipate working in an environment "hostile" to optics (windy with lots of dust, anywhere near salt spray, or around machine tools, construction sites, etc.) I would definitely have protective filters in the bag and would use them without hesitation, dealing with internal reflections later. When I work outside in daylight I often have ND filters available or on the lens especially if doing motion picture work.
Fresno Bob
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+1 for ND Fader.
I use the LCW MK II
I use the LCW MK II