Sure, if you already have skylight filters you can always fix the white balance or shoot AWB. But it makes no sense to buy new skylight filters for digital.
I'm guessing that a lot of older skylight filters would have no AR coatings, in which case I would expect flare to be a bigger problem than color. Uncoated filters can produce a lot of flare: http://www.lenstip.com/113.24-article-UV_filters_test_Tiffen_72mm_UV.html While the flare from filters with quality AR coatings is dramatically less: http://www.lenstip.com/113.22-article-UV_filters_test_Marumi_77_mm_WPC_UV.html On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 1:59 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > I basically use a skylight with any of my lenses used for equine > photos just to help with dust,. I am thinking of getting one or the > other for the Sigma as i will use it now for some equine and farm > work. > > Dave > > On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: >> I use skylight filters on a few lenses with no issues. I think plain glass >> is probably best, but I bought skylight and UV filters back in the film days >> and see no need to replace them. I wound up with some skylight filters >> because I stumbled onto some Pentax SMC skylights at a good price and I >> figured that a SMC filter would be a good choice to minimize flare. >> >> These days I don't use protective filters on many lenses, though I do use an >> SMC skylight on the A*200mm macro, which accounts for most of my shots. The >> nature of macro work - this lens has been poked, gone face down into the >> mud, and suffered other indignities that are less frequent in general >> shooting. Unlike the 100mm macros I use, the front element is not recessed >> so I like to have the protection of a filter on it. >> >> Mark >> >> >> On 5/6/2014 11:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>> One of the several reasons i wanted to get the Pentax 17-70 was its >>> filter size. I have a number of 67mm filters and did not have to add >>> to the lot. Although the Sigma is a much nicer lens IMO even with the >>> reverse zoom, buit its a 72 mm filter. The salesman asked if i needed >>> protection, and i told him no need i did not want any more children >>> <ba dum> >>> I said i'm sure i have a 72 filter some were, ( opps they are 77mm) >>> and he said if not come back and he'll set me up, "JUST DON'T GET A >>> SKYLIGHT" he said. I did not ask him why he thought that way, but then >>> it started to think about it. >>> >>> Why not a skylight for protection, is the UV1 better suited,?? >>> >>> Dave >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
