UV filter

Skits-O-phreniC

Skits-O-phreniC

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I am not planning on shooting outside until I have a uv filter. So I need a uv filter NOW:Drogar-Evil(DBG): Is there a difference between any of them out there or is a uv filter a uv filter?

Searching under filter and outside wasnt getting me anywhere, sorry.

Any info would be appreciated
 
You can shoot without a UV filter, just don't shoot in a sand storm or near anything that throws up rocks. The need for a UV filter is a little over rated. It's like not wanting to leave the house without a helmet. Sure I'd wear one if skating a half pipe or working a construction zone, but not if I were going to the quik-e-mart. Also, notice that *VERY* expensive 35mm feature and commercial productions never use UV filters - why?

If you must use one, I'd be sure to get one that is multi-coated to cut down on reflections.

-J
 
Thats pretty much exactly the answer I was looking for, thanks!

Where abouts in NorCal are you? Im heading up to the delta this weekend, my uncle has a house on it. Im planning on playing with the new camera ALOT so I figured it be better to have one.
 
I always shoot with a UV filter on, because unlike a very expensive feature or commercial, I don't have the funds to pay for a lense repair or replacement. I use the B+W super multi-coated UV, they're great, the best one you can get in fact.
 
PDX_DVX said:
I always shoot with a UV filter on, because unlike a very expensive feature or commercial, I don't have the funds to pay for a lense repair or replacement. I use the B+W super multi-coated UV, they're great, the best one you can get in fact.
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Could you be more specific on exactly which filter you in fact have? I have been looking around and not quite able to find the exact filter you are talking about. I'd like to pickup a good one mainly to protect my lense.

Thanks!
 
Here is one good reason to put a UV on the front. (Cam was about 4 inches from the pig.)

http://www.rivenmovie.com/randomclips/piggy.mov



And an interesting frame from that clip:

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24pa. I'm not 100% on this pulldown thing (I leave that technical stuff to others). So is this a combined BC CD frame?

-GageFX
 
By the way, video sensor is not sensetive to UV, thus UV filtering is not needed...

With the advent of digital cameras there are now clear protection filters available without the unnecessary UV coatings. Should be cheaper.

We should change our vocabulary from using the old "UV-filter" to "protection filter". Come to think of it, it is not even a filter as it does not filter anything, but just a piece of good quality glass. Thus: "protection glass".

Of course UV filtering does not do any harm either if you happen to have one (like I do). It just not worth buying anymore.
 
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Skits-O-phreniC said:
I am not planning on shooting outside until I have a uv filter. So I need a uv filter NOW:Drogar-Evil(DBG): Is there a difference between any of them out there or is a uv filter a uv filter?

Searching under filter and outside wasnt getting me anywhere, sorry.

Any info would be appreciated
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Are you thinking of a polariser? This will cut down glare and induce bolder colours.....
 
I ordered a polorizer from b&h and it said 6-10 weeks im on the 8th wk and i was wondering does it take every bit of the 10 wks cuz im tired of waiting?
 
Id say get the polariser! Like ncje said, bolder colors from it! there is a nice post somewhere that shows how much more vibrant and less bleedy the reds are.
 
ncje said:
Are you thinking of a polariser? This will cut down glare and induce bolder colours.....
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no I was thinking of a uv filter. It was everywhere I was reading, "you must have a uv filter if your gonna shoot outside..." I was aware that it was mostly for protective use...

It took me about a year to get this camera so I really need it to last, Im going to baby her like no other
 
I see, I use the uv filter as a protective device only to keep dirt away from camera lense. Here is that post anyway.

Polarizer the last frame shows the nice reds.
 
Kdawg said:
Id say get the polariser! Like ncje said, bolder colors from it! there is a nice post somewhere that shows how much more vibrant and less bleedy the reds are.
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What kind though? Linear, circular, warm? I guess right now cheaper is better, I just need protection right now. Then later on I can worry about getting all the good stuff...[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][/FONT]
 
OK my personal suggestion for lense protection is this:

Buy a clear filter ... when you shoot take it off, change it for a circular polariser or whatever else, or nothing... If I dont have to shoot through an extra piece of glass I wont.
 
Skits said:
Im going to baby her like no other
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Does that mean youwont have a 16 yr old girl swing a 5 lb flying pan at a ceramic pig 4 inches from your lens? You gotta live a little.


As for the filters, there is no reason to take a high quality filter off for shooting. As for buying one, putting it on and then taking it off to shoot - that's what a lens cap is for.

But notice above - high quality. A cheap glass filter will cause image degradation. It will still protect your lens, but your image will suffer. A high quality multi-coated or SUPER multi-coated filter will not degrade the image. It will probably cost twice as much as the plain glass. NOt a high price to pay, though, to keep a filter on to protect the lens, keep the DVX lens perfectly clean and dust free, and you can shoot through it with no image degradation. Good times.

All that said, I'm new to video so I dont know what the professional video norm is, but in still photography, professional photographers will not use UV or protection lenses, we just keep a the lens hood on in case of a drop or end of lens impact. If you are in rain or dust storms, you will want more protection than just a filter on the front.

Oh and here is a good, if biased, page on filters.

http://www.hoyafilter.com/products/hoya/hoya-02.html


-GageFX
 
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