From: eckinator
Is there such a thing as a final verdict on UV vs Skylight vs
'Protection' (whatever those are - do they block overprotective rays?)
Filters?
I need to buy one for my 16-50 seeing the time I spend in sandboxes
with my camera these days... a blower wont do the trick for me all the
Is there such a thing as a final verdict on UV vs Skylight vs
'Protection' (whatever those are - do they block overprotective rays?)
Filters?
I need to buy one for my 16-50 seeing the time I spend in sandboxes
with my camera these days... a blower wont do the trick for me all the
time.
Thanks
Ecke
AFAIK, normal glass is opaque to UV rays. You need flourite lenses
to photograph in the UV spectrum, while much of what is known as UV
photography is actually flourescence photography. I don't know what
the transmission characteristics of ED glass is.
Which means that UV filters won't
Anthony's answer is clear IMO although I will just add the following:
Filters are nice but a bad or medium quality filter risks to get you
only into constant image quality problems such as reflections you
wouldn't get otherwise. I'd suggest buying good ones like Pentax SMC
filters, High grade
Element Protection (was: Dropped K200D)
AFAIK, normal glass is opaque to UV rays. You need flourite lenses to
photograph in the UV spectrum, while much of what is known as UV
photography is actually flourescence photography. I don't know what the
transmission characteristics of ED glass is.
Which
Hi Ecke,
I have transparent lens caps (AKA UV Filters) on all my lenses. As
with all lens caps they can be taken off when necessary to improve
your picture, but are far cheaper to replace than a front element of a
60-250 or 12-24 lens, and I tend to take pictures in some really silly
places at
Thanks all =)
I have a Hoya Pro 1 Digital Slim UV on my 18-250 which is a huge pain
to clean on the road as it tends to smear. I usually put it in my
eyeglass cleaning shaker at home for OK results or stop by an optician
and have them run it through their ultrasonic cleaner; most do it as a
eckinator wrote:
Is there such a thing as a final verdict on UV vs Skylight vs
'Protection' (whatever those are - do they block overprotective rays?)
Filters?
I need to buy one for my 16-50 seeing the time I spend in sandboxes
with my camera these days... a blower wont do the trick for me all the
Protection (was: Dropped K200D)
eckinator wrote:
Is there such a thing as a final verdict on UV vs Skylight vs
'Protection' (whatever those are - do they block overprotective rays?)
Filters?
I need to buy one for my 16-50 seeing the time I spend in sandboxes
with my camera these days... a blower wont do
Of Mark
Roberts
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 9:10 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Front Element Protection (was: Dropped K200D)
eckinator wrote:
Is there such a thing as a final verdict on UV vs Skylight vs
'Protection' (whatever those are - do they block overprotective
eckinator wrote on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:57:25 -0700:
(snip)
I want to buy a good one because of IQ, but my priority is
on ease of cleaning... dang, I should have said that right away.
Recommendations anyone?
In my experience, the B+W MRC filters are a lot easier to clean than
the Hoya HMC
I haven't seen Pentax filters in years. With the Hoya acquisition, I doubt
if I'll see them again.
Hoya itself makes a full range of filters. When I was last buying them, the
top of their line was Pro 1 Digital. During my research, I disccovered that
these were the same as the Kenko Pro 1
There is such a nice thing as Marumi protective filter.
It is a piece of high quality multicoated glass.
Cheaper than uv.
--Sasha
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Larry Levylarryl...@sprintmail.com wrote:
I haven't seen Pentax filters in years. With the Hoya acquisition, I doubt
if I'll see
Hi Larry-
Thanks for the info on the Giottos LCD screen. My *istDs has a
plastic LCD peel-on/peel-off protector. It's never been dropped like
this (knock on wood). The K200D didn't have a protector, but the lens
did have a UV filter. Hoping that did some good.
- Pat
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at
The verdict is that you should never add an additional element, to your
already complex highly engendered lenses unless absolutely necessary.
That said any glass will help subtract some UV. (I don't remember how
much, or what wavelength). Use a mulitcoated filter, and one that
doesn't add
Go to any good HiFi shop and buy a CD repair kit, probably much cheaper to boot!
Cheers
Ecke
2009/9/8 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com:
Bad news! I paid Pentax $200+ to replace the scratched LCD on my
K10D. I should have just waited for the next new camera. The
scratches were intense, the
Bad news! I paid Pentax $200+ to replace the scratched LCD on my
K10D. I should have just waited for the next new camera. The
scratches were intense, the results of an exposed screw head in my
roll on baggage. The fix sounded like major dis-assembly. I'd be
searching the internet for screen
In a message dated 9/7/2009 10:55:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com writes:
grumble, grumble
Was out on a camping trip this weekend in the red clay dust of
Northern California. K200D + FA 24-90 were innocently sitting on a
picnic table with the shoulder strap dangling
Or even a dry soft toothbrush for both.
Marnie ;-) After fixing up condo I know how to clean ALL kinds of things.
-
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we
created them. Albert Einstein
--
PDML
That's an excellent suggestion I've never tried. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:05 AM, eckinatoreckina...@gmail.com wrote:
Go to any good HiFi shop and buy a CD repair kit, probably much cheaper to
boot!
Cheers
Ecke
2009/9/8 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com:
Bad news! I
I have a toothbrush lying around. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the
suggestion.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
Or even a dry soft toothbrush for both.
Marnie ;-) After fixing up condo I know how to clean ALL kinds of things.
I come from the capital K Klutz school of carefulness. Starting with the
10D, I've been putting Giottos Aegis screens on the LCDs. It's a lot cheaper
to replace if (when) something goes wrong.
I'm also one of those who typically puts a UV filter in front of the lens.
When I dropped my camera
Sorry to hear of the K200 drop, but glad things seem to be working! Cheers,
Christine
- Original Message -
From: gldnbearz gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 12:55 AM
Subject: Dropped K200D
grumble, grumble
grumble, grumble
Was out on a camping trip this weekend in the red clay dust of
Northern California. K200D + FA 24-90 were innocently sitting on a
picnic table with the shoulder strap dangling over the edge. While
sitting down, foot catches strap and sends camera crashing lens first
into the
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