Ronaldraw Posted January 11, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 11, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm wondering If some of you using a UV filter to protect the lens. Thank you In advance Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PhotoCruiser Posted January 11, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 11, 2021 No i don't and i never scratched a lens. Chris 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrsantoro Posted January 11, 2021 Share #3 Posted January 11, 2021 Hi- I have them on all my lenses. Always did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianforber Posted January 11, 2021 Share #4 Posted January 11, 2021 I do, but accept that it isn’t needed - I just found that my Q2 lens seemed to attract more than it’s fair share of dust in the first few weeks of owning it (probably just random luck) and I feel better cleaning a filter all the time than the lens. I suspect you’ll get a roughly 50/50 split of people who do/don’t use them here. Either is fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 12, 2021 Share #5 Posted January 12, 2021 No, I don't use UV filters for protection, as they are designed to filter UV - modern lenses don't need UV filtering below 4000 meters. I do use dedicated protective filters though, those have special protective features like thinner but tougher glass to offer enhanced protection with less optical aberrations. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon468 Posted January 12, 2021 Share #6 Posted January 12, 2021 I use a clear, non-UV glass screw on filter, made by B+W. These are readily available. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted January 12, 2021 Share #7 Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I use lens hoods partly for lens bump protection, and fingerprints, and of course flare. I very rarely, less than once a year, wipe clean or blow my lenses...they just don't get dirty. Lens hoods are used on all my collection of cameras...mandatory. Once used protective lenses (about 15 years ago) but now only filters for my M8 using UV/IR filters, "usually always" ( can't fit on some lenses). But i don't believe the popular theory that filters degrade image. Except, often ghost reflections, particularly at night, when all filters should be removed. Protective lenses are a good prophylactic in hostile environments...particularly if you are silly enough to take your camera to a windblown sandy beach...or a tomato festival in Italy Still if you want to use any protective filter...well it's your photography so you have every right. ... Edited January 12, 2021 by david strachan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted January 12, 2021 Share #8 Posted January 12, 2021 No to UV filter. About the only filter I use with my Q is a circular polarizer when needed. I do keep my lens hood attached 100% of the time -- even when using the circular polarizer. I add the lens cap when storing the camera in its bag. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 12, 2021 Share #9 Posted January 12, 2021 20 hours ago, david strachan said: But i don't believe the popular theory that filters degrade image It is not a theory to believe in, it is basic optics. A light ray striking two planparallel optical surfaces will exit at a different angle, the steeper the angle of incidence, the stronger the effect. However, with high quality filters the effect is very small, especially at the center of the image, and with thinner filters -i.e. not UV filters- it is even less. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted January 12, 2021 Share #10 Posted January 12, 2021 There are two opinions broadly 50/50 in proportion; 1) Don't use a filter, it will degrade the image quality and cause flare and reflections and the lens and coatings are strong enough to bear repeated cleaning without 'cleaning marks'. Use the lens hood to protect your lens, when was the last time you or anyone you know actually scratched a lens anyway?!! 2) Use a filter, it is minimal cost and should the worst happen it's going to be a lot cheaper to replace than the lens! Accidents happen after all and you won't even worry cleaning a filter with the end of your shirt if you had to. You won't notice any difference in image quality and if the filter might cause reflections (night shots etc) just remove it for those shots. The choice, as they say, is yours! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedivv Posted January 13, 2021 Share #11 Posted January 13, 2021 Lensrental did an excellent test on various protective filters. https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/06/the-comprehensive-ranking-of-the-major-uv-filters-on-the-market/ You can see that the Leica UVA II filters are very good: virtually no degradation in image quality. Marumi and BW are pretty close (the Nikon line 2nd on the list does not offer 49mm for Q). Filter makes your life easier. The pro and con's in the lens rental article is pretty balanced. There are newer lenses with 82mm filter size, and a decent filter would cost $100~200. The $30 BW/Marumi filter for Q/Q2 makes a lot of sense. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldraw Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted January 13, 2021 6 uur geleden zei vedivv: Lensrental heeft een uitstekende test gedaan op verschillende beschermfilters. https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/06/the-comprehensive-ranking-of-the-major-uv-filters-on-the-market/ Je kunt zien dat de Leica UVA II-filters erg goed zijn: vrijwel geen verslechtering van de beeldkwaliteit. Marumi en BW zijn redelijk dichtbij (de Nikon-lijn 2e op de lijst biedt geen 49 mm voor Q). Filter maakt uw leven gemakkelijker. De voor- en nadelen in het artikel over lensverhuur zijn redelijk in balans. Er zijn nieuwe lenzen met een filtermaat van 82 mm en een fatsoenlijk filter zou $ 100 ~ 200 kosten. Het $ 30 BW / Marumi-filter voor Q / Q2 is logisch. Good article, thanks I suppose the original hood lens wont fit anymore Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianforber Posted January 13, 2021 Share #13 Posted January 13, 2021 A 49mm filter allows the original lens hood to be used. Personally I use a Formatt Hitech 400nm UV filter, which is made with Schott glass and has an anti-reflective coating, and the original lens hood fits no problem Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted January 13, 2021 Share #14 Posted January 13, 2021 Yes. On all my lenses. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T25UFO Posted January 13, 2021 Share #15 Posted January 13, 2021 I use a Breakthrough Photography filter - not the cheapest, but by far the best quality Schott Glass I have found. Keep the lens hood on but never bother with a lens cap. On the Q2M I keep a (Leica) yellow filter on most of the time - not for protection, just like the tones this produces. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted January 13, 2021 Share #16 Posted January 13, 2021 4 hours ago, T25UFO said: I use a Breakthrough Photography filter - not the cheapest, but by far the best quality Schott Glass I have found. Keep the lens hood on but never bother with a lens cap. On the Q2M I keep a (Leica) yellow filter on most of the time - not for protection, just like the tones this produces. Where did you find a Leica 49mm yellow filter? I didn't think they were shipping yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T25UFO Posted January 13, 2021 Share #17 Posted January 13, 2021 32 minutes ago, hdmesa said: Where did you find a Leica 49mm yellow filter? I didn't think they were shipping yet. I bought from the Leica UK online store. It was initially out of stock - I registered my email address to be advised when in stock. Received an email two weeks later and immediately ordered. Filter arrived a couple days later. Cost was £125, not cheap, but small change compared to the cost of the camera. Some will spend double that on a nice leather case - nothing wrong with that but a case won’t darken blue skies or improve tones and contrast! I just checked on the Leica online store website and all the E49 colour filters are out of stock again, so I guess they are selling as fast as they come on. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAP Posted January 13, 2021 Share #18 Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/11/2021 at 8:24 PM, Ronaldraw said: I'm wondering If some of you using a UV filter to protect the lens. Thank you In advance Don't forget that if you damage the lens in any way you can't just replace the lens on a Q camera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldraw Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share #19 Posted January 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, CAP said: Don't forget that if you damage the lens in any way you can't just replace the lens on a Q camera. I know 📷 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoySmith Posted January 14, 2021 Share #20 Posted January 14, 2021 15 hours ago, CAP said: Don't forget that if you damage the lens in any way you can't just replace the lens on a Q camera. Good point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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