I hope this is in the right section, I am getting a polerizing filter as alot of the pics I take have water in them, do you use a uv filter( which I already have) before or after this, or not at all?
cheers rick
rickj Senior Member 365 posts Joined Nov 2006 Location: gloucestershire UK More info | Nov 08, 2006 03:09 | #1 I hope this is in the right section, I am getting a polerizing filter as alot of the pics I take have water in them, do you use a uv filter( which I already have) before or after this, or not at all? www.ichiban-koi.co.uk
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PaulEY Senior Member 346 posts Joined Jul 2005 More info | Nov 08, 2006 04:38 | #2 Just use the polariser, I don't like staking too much glass in front of the lens no matter how high quality it is. It could also cause more vignetting and flare.
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RogerCicala Senior Member 507 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jan 2005 Location: Memphis, TN More info | Nov 08, 2006 05:59 | #3 PaulEY's got it. More filters equals more IQ degredation. Use them when you need them. My gear is www.lensrentals.com
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jr_senator Goldmember 4,861 posts Joined Sep 2006 More info | Nov 08, 2006 06:49 | #4 Just a suggestion. Especially if you plan to be puting on and taking off the polarizer often. Get one with brass rings (Heliopan or B+W) and not aluminum rings (Hoya, Tiffin, et) that seize to the lens.
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DrPablo Goldmember 1,568 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina More info | Ansel Adams himself discouraged using UV filters for lens protection because of image degradation. Canon 5D Mark IV, 24-105L II, 17 TS-E f/4L, MPE 65, Sigma 50 f/1.4, Sigma 85 f/1.4, 100 f/2.8L, 135 f/2L, 70-200 f/4L, 400 L
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Nov 08, 2006 09:11 | #6 it is a Hoya filter I have coming (should of asked first) thanks for the help www.ichiban-koi.co.uk
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