Filter for Outdoors

It would offer an improvement in bright outdoor shots, but I would recommend getting a good polarizer filter before getting a UV filter.

I have not really used a UV filter before, so maybe I could be mistaken about which will yield better results. Perhaps both would be of good use?
 
yes. I would say to use both.. that's what I do. I use a Haze filter and a circular polarizer... works wonderfully here in bright FL... Allowing for a better fstop and to keep the skies from blowing out....
 
Now I am wondering if I should buy the UV filter since the wedding is going to be after 5pm... Guys help me decided, because I would rather buy the hvx glove.
 
Indywannabe said:
Yes, but get the MRC version.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/11995-REG/B_W_66045076_82mm_UV_Haze_010.html


I use the UV filter when outdoors mainly to protect my lense, but it is ok for haze.

For bright, sunny, glare-filled outdoor shots, you'll need a polarized filter, like John recommends. It makes the colors really pop, too.
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is this filter the same as the one you mentioned above? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=398381&is=REG&addedTroughType=search
 
Spots seem very small but if I can see them without my contacts on then they are obvious. Where was the sun coming from thru the trees?
 
i assume so, i couldnt see it through my viewfinder and didnt notice it until i got it in FCP. i was too lazy to hook up the monitor while out in the field because we were on a time crunch to get the scene done.

this has happened on othe rparts of the footage indoors and outdoors and i notice if i stop down or bring the iris down it goes away or if i reposition the camera, etc.

at first i thought it was dust specs until i cleaned both the filter and the lens and has the same issue.

anybody know what it is?
 
Looks to me like it's either something on the filter or an aberration caused by coupling the filter with the lens.

Try shooting without the filter and see if you can reproduce it. If it shows up again check the lens closely.

If that doesn't eliminate it, then it would have to be a sun glare ... but I don't recall seeing any sun glare like that through my lens.

Good luck
 
ya, barry mentioned to try that, i was unable to try that this Saturday, but will try doing it inside tonight when i get home.

i remember getting this on the short film i did before i bought my filter though.

what do you mean by an aberration caused by coupling the filter with the lens? the filter doesnt actually touch the lens correct?
 
FilmBoy77 said:
what do you mean by an aberration caused by coupling the filter with the lens? the filter doesnt actually touch the lens correct?
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I was thinking that perhaps the light going through the filter caused some kind of reflection or glare on the lens. Being spaced apart would actually increase the likelihood of something like this, whereas if the lens and filter were flush together, there would be no room for reflections to occur.
 
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