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Skylight filters It seems that opinions on the usefulness of Skylight filters are quite varied. Photographers of all levels use them to protect lenses and then other photographers scoff at them, saying that they are useless. The most common comment though is that if you are going to use one, use a good one. Most people don't like the Cokin one but since it doesn't screw on it doesn't really protect the lens anyway. Does anyone have any opinions regarding a 'good' Skylight (UV) filter? Thanks Leonard
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Matej Hochel |
As regards to protecting your lens, people usually use the UV or the Skylight filter. But if you are careful enough when handling your camera and you use a protection cap, you do not really need to use any extra 'glass' to proect your lens. Every extra layer of glass potentially means less sharpness. However, if you take photos in some hardcore conditions (wind+dust) it is a good idea to put on a filter. In that case Skyligt is a good choice. Besides protecting your lens, it removes the bluish tone of the shadows and improves the skin tones in skylight. I think you should consider a filter with good anti-reflective coating like Hoya or B+W. I do not have much idea about Cokin. (Actually I have posted a question about it.) Maybe somebody could give us a lesson. Of course, you cannot really use it as a protection, since it is not a screw-on filter.
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Hermann Graf |
UV or skylight filter? Depends. Skylight filters "warm up" the pic a little, i.e., they add a slightly reddish tone, whereas UV filters are "neutral". Therefore, skylight filters are not recommendable when photographing bright white objects or snow landscapes. Cokin or screw-in filters like Hoya? For telephoto lenses, screw-ins are recommended, since any uneveness of a filter like Cokin is magnified and may distort the pic.
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Donna R. Moratelli |
Dear Hermann, I'd like to know if you still have a website. I was a fan of yours in the past and tried to find you after the other site went out of buisness through some of the best search engines with no luck. I enjoyed your contrasty style. You have some very unique and extroidinary snow scenes. Where are you now? Is is Goost or Groost? I couldn't remember. regards, Donna
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Hermann Graf |
Dear Donna, unfortunately, I don't have a website, nor I had one in the past, only an e-mail address. No extraordinary snow scenes here, but with a skylight filter, they might look extraordinary, because the filter may add a pink tone to the color.
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