UV Filters: Good performance+protection.

[Shafique]

I have been using the G2 with HOYA UV Guard filter, it is used to protect the lenses from dust/humidity/and moisture.

The usage of the UV filter does not have any degrading effect on the quality of the image, it produces the same colours and effects as if the image was shot without a filter.
The best part is, it is perfectly compatible with the Wide angle lens( unlike the other filters) and images shot with the combination do not show any curved edges at the corners.

Cheers,

[Mind Socket]

shafique wrote:
I have been using the G2 with HOYA UV Guard filter, it is used to protect the lenses from dust/humidity/and moisture.

Agreed.

The usage of the UV filter does not have any degrading effect on the quality of the image, it produces the same colours and effects as if the image was shot without a filter.

I disagree on both counts. Extra glass means lower quality, but it is not noticeable for all practical purposes. Additional glass also increases susceptibility to lens flare. As for colours, there is a subtle difference, especially in hazy conditions.

The best part is, it is perfectly compatible with the Wide angle lens( unlike the other filters) and images shot with the combination do not show any curved edges at the corners.

What do you mean? Are you using the filter between the camera and the wide angle convertor? How are other filters unusable?

[Shafique]

What do you mean? Are you using the filter between the camera and the wide angle convertor? How are other filters unusable?



Yes, I have coupled the filter in betweent the original lens and the wide angle. The other filters ( like HOYA R72) when coupled with a wide angle lens on G2 show dark curved edges at the corner of the produced image, a phenomenon which is not visible in UV filter.

[Mind Socket]

This is called vignetting. You might have some luck cancelling this by using a different zoom level on the camera (zoom in a little). It is strange that the filters differ so greatly in thickness. I assume they are the same diameter.