Of the people who have a nifty fifty AND use UV filters on their more $$ glass, do you use one on the 50? When the filter is 1/3 the price of the lens, I have to wonder.
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| POLL: "Do you use a filter with your nifty fifty?" |
 Yes, I have UV filters on all my glass. | 15 45.5% |
| No, I leave the fifty naked, but others have UV's on them. | 10 30.3% |
| I hate UV filters and do not use them on any lenses. | 8 24.2% |
MadTony Senior Member  430 posts Likes: 7 Joined Feb 2005 Location: Colorado More info | Apr 13, 2005 22:13 | #1 Of the people who have a nifty fifty AND use UV filters on their more $$ glass, do you use one on the 50? When the filter is 1/3 the price of the lens, I have to wonder. Adam Pender
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CRE@TE Goldmember  1,676 posts Likes: 2 Joined Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada More info | Apr 13, 2005 22:17 | #2
I got stuff for taking pictures. :o When things are unclear - It's time to refocus.
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cfcRebel Cream of the Crop  10,252 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX More info | I bought my 50mm together with a UV filter from B&H. Fee
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slin100 Senior Member 976 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2003 Location: Cupertino, CA More info | Apr 13, 2005 22:56 | #4 Only my 17-40 has a filter on it. I don't worry about my 50/1.8 because the front element is so deeply recessed. I'd like to get a filter for my Tamron 28-75 but just haven't gotten around to it. Steven
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DocFrankenstein Cream of the Crop  12,324 posts Likes: 13 Joined Apr 2004 Location: where the buffalo roam More info | A filter that costs 1/3 of the nifty fifty will give you LOTS of glare. National Sarcasm Society. Like we need your support.
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kawter2 Goldmember  2,046 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2004 Location: Orange County, CA More info | DocFrankenstein wrote: I'll use a UV filter like that if I decide to photograph pyrotechnic macros or something similar.
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neil_r Cream of the Proverbial Crop Landscape and Cityscape Photographer 2006  18,065 posts Likes: 10 Joined Jan 2003 Location: The middle of the UK More info | Neil - © NHR Photography
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raylks Member 180 posts Joined Jan 2005 More info | I use protect filter for my telephoto lens. I also got a filter for my EF17-40mm L but actually I don't always use it as I always shoot with a CPL if light is sufficient.
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DocFrankenstein wrote: A filter that costs 1/3 of the nifty fifty will give you LOTS of glare. I'll use a UV filter like that if I decide to photograph pyrotechnic macros or something similar. The filter I am looking at is a hoya "super-multi-coated" filter, apparantly with anti-glare, super-multi-coated filter action! Who knows. Adam Pender
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tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Apr 14, 2005 02:19 | #10 Don't bother with the nifty fifty, you can get a new one for about the cost of a decent filter. Don't use cheap filters, they cause lens flare and other bad things. Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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Marshy Member 79 posts Joined Mar 2003 More info | tim wrote: Don't bother with the nifty fifty, you can get a new one for about the cost of a decent filter. Don't use cheap filters, they cause lens flare and other bad things. In my very short experience with lenses ( ex G3 user ) i have fitted cheap skylights to the lenses i have got including my nifty and upto now images have been ok , i just feel more confident handling and cleaning lenses with £20.00 skylights fitted .
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mr.photoguy Goldmember 1,012 posts Joined Nov 2004 Location: new york More info | Apr 14, 2005 04:50 | #12 Don't even bother.. The nifty fifty is a filter. Bruce
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intechpcx Member 163 posts Joined Jan 2005 Location: Jackson, WI More info | Actually, I usually have some other sort of filter on if I'm using the nifty. I've got polarizers (2), close-ups (2), 5-star, soft focus and the UV for it. Usually I'm using one of the others for some type of effect. For me, I just make it a general rule to have some sort of filter on every lens regardless of cost. While the lens itself is cheap, if something did happen to scratch the front element, I'd be without the lens until I could pickup a new one and may miss "the shot" if you know what I mean. Canon Digital Rebel 300D w/ BG-E1 Grip
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DocFrankenstein Cream of the Crop 12,324 posts Likes: 13 Joined Apr 2004 Location: where the buffalo roam More info | intechpcx wrote: if something did happen to scratch the front element, I'd be without the lens... Why would you say that? Try putting a thin strip of paper on the lens and shoot a few pictures. I bet you'll only be able to see some difference at F/22 The filter I am looking at is a hoya "super-multi-coated" filter, apparantly with anti-glare, super-multi-coated filter action! Who knows. I was looking at Pro1 National Sarcasm Society. Like we need your support.
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S230 Senior Member  809 posts Joined Nov 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada More info | Apr 14, 2005 08:18 | #15 i personally put a filter on everything. I too am worried that I can accidently scratch the lens. I do quite a number of beach and shots in the forrest and can accidently hit a branch or something. My camera and myself already received numerous scratches. _______________
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