? for you willife guys

I am just starting in the wildlife shooting and was curious. Do you guys use any filters on your long lenses. Say like a polarizer or anything? Thanks in advance

Although I will use a polarizer when necessary or applicable, about 85% of my shots are without. With there being so many filters you can apply in pp, you really don't need to take one into the field. Al

no, i don't use any filters

No, never have.

Thank you guys for the info

Very, very rarely do I use filters...and usually, when I do, it's because the lens is doing double duty as a landscape or environmental lens. I keep meaning to give the CPL a swing with our ducks, but we have so little light, anyway, that I'd lose too much

Thanks. I was just wandering. Especially with the water reflections. If it would help cut down to the glare or hurt the photo when doing ducks and so on

Time of day and angels will play a big role in duck photos especially if they have white markings.

Nope... just a good UV filter because everything I read on forums about L lenses says that the weather-proofing isn't complete without one.

wuzzittoya wrote in post #13894887
Nope... just a good UV filter because everything I read on forums about L lenses says that the weather-proofing isn't complete without one.

Even this is not true, except for one or two of the shorter zooms. 24-105 and up don't need the filter for that.

PeteD wrote in post #13878978
Thanks. I was just wandering. Especially with the water reflections. If it would help cut down to the glare or hurt the photo when doing ducks and so on

A *good* CPL isn't likely to hurt photos, aside from cutting the amount of light reaching the sensor too much to be able to maintain the shutter speeds you need. It's just more of a thrash than a lot of us want to fuss with out there.

Snydremark wrote in post #13896000
Even this is not true, except for one or two of the shorter zooms. 24-105 and up don't need the filter for that.

Interesting - I never saw anything about it in documentation - more on other websites, and decided it was better safe than sorry.

The ones that require a filter to 'complete' sealing have a note on that in their manuals...I think the 17-40 and/or the 24-70 fall into that category. But, if they're not causing you problems with your shots, I wouldn't worry about it

I have been using a high $$$ UV filter on my L lens, just because I would rather scrath it than my lenes glass if I should walk through a bush or something and not paying attention ie, watching the wildlife I am trying to shoot. I have not had it happen, but with my luck, if I take it off I will.
I do think it helps with birds in flight with the skies.

when you say long lenses do you mean the super telephotos?

if it's super bright out and there are reflections, then use a polraizer, otherwise skip the filters.