UV filter and Skylight filter

fuse · 29th June 2005

Hi all,
hope you guys can lend this noob some pointers about this

seen both the HOYA skylight and UV filter,
i was wondering what difference will they give under a normal outdoor condition and if there is any pointers to bear in mind for night shots

thank you

cheers
alex

ortega · 2nd July 2005

digital or film?

ricohflex · 2nd July 2005

Originally Posted by fuse

Hi all,
hope you guys can lend this noob some pointers about this

seen both the HOYA skylight and UV filter,
i was wondering what difference will they give under a normal outdoor condition and if there is any pointers to bear in mind for night shots

thank you

cheers
alex

UV quite neutral. means almost no colour change in photo.
skylight means very slightly warmer colour in photo. warmer means reds come out redder.
skylight filters come in two grades.
skylight 1A and skylight 1B.
again, one is warmer than the other.

easy to tell by looking at filter.
skylight is very light pinkish.

huggable · 2nd July 2005

Does that means that the UV filter can be taken out if shooting indoors?

Ashleyy · 2nd July 2005

Hee.. I'm not very good at explaining but it's roughly like this..

Filters as the name implies, filters outsomething..

So for UV filter, it filters out UV, which is blue.. can also be used to filter out fog.. The amt of filter depends one which grade u buy.. 1A or 1B. UV is good for landscapes, etc

For skylight, it filters out more blue than UV, giving the photo a warmer cast.. good for portraits or people shooting.

Ashleyy · 2nd July 2005

Originally Posted by huggable

Does that means that the UV filter can be taken out if shooting indoors?

Well, u can shoot w/o any filters.. in fact some photographers will prefer to shoot w/o any filters..

Most of us simply use UV and the difference is very slight and we use it more to protect the lens from getting scratches or fingerprints. Cheaper to replace the filter than the whole lens rite?

huggable · 2nd July 2005

Roger that, thanks for the explainations!

Joel Lyn · 3rd July 2005

for me, i just buy a polarizer. whether it is the most ex, $280 or the cheapest abt $50 bucks, they protect the lenses and reduce reflection and stuff. so, polarizer is like do all, unless u r very particular...

yanyewkay · 3rd July 2005

you have a polariser on your lens all the time as a front element protector?

Joel Lyn · 3rd July 2005

ya... i use the cheap one abt $50 for everyday shots... and only if i got some impt stuff then use the $280 de...

most of my frens do that... protect ur lenses...

huggable · 5th July 2005

Huggable is using a UV filter only as protection. Isn't it advisable not to stack filters?

Originally Posted by yanyewkay

you have a polariser on your lens all the time as a front element protector?

Firefox · 5th July 2005

Originally Posted by Joel Lyn

ya... i use the cheap one abt $50 for everyday shots... and only if i got some impt stuff then use the $280 de...

most of my frens do that... protect ur lenses...

You should be protecting your lense with a UV/ NC/ Skylight filter, not a polariser...

Joel Lyn · 5th July 2005

i dono but ya.. maybe.. it varies la.. most of my frens uses a polarizer or nd filter...

Drudkh · 5th July 2005

ND filter to protect lens?

Joel Lyn · 5th July 2005

ya... y does everyone sounds so surprised ??

Ashleyy · 5th July 2005

Originally Posted by Joel Lyn

ya... y does everyone sounds so surprised ??

cos Circular Poloriser or ND can affect your photos alot... and also make it harder to shoot unless u'r out in the bright sunlight...

n0d3 · 5th July 2005

Originally Posted by Joel Lyn

ya... y does everyone sounds so surprised ??

LOL

rebbot · 5th July 2005

Originally Posted by Joel Lyn

ya... y does everyone sounds so surprised ??

dun u find it difficult to shoot in low light then esp?

Drudkh · 5th July 2005

Originally Posted by Joel Lyn

ya... y does everyone sounds so surprised ??

Well, it is not technically wrong to use any filter to protect your lenses. CirPl filter has its purpose in photography, some already mentioned by yourself. ND filter has its purpose as well. It generally reduced the amount of light entering the lens. These 2 types of filters will reduce either in shutter speed or close down the aperture, if you know what i mean. So, basically they aren't recommended for normal photo taking unless you know that you need it to achieve a certain result in your photo.

Many of us use UV or Skylight filter to protect our lenses but of course we know why we want to use them. It is cheap and only reduces very minimum amount of light from entering the lens. For example, a 50mm lens will fit with a Skylight filter because I use this lens 90% for portraiture photography and a 17-35mm lens with a UV filter because I use it 90% for landscape photography.

We basically want to use filters that will not reduce too much light from entering the lens.

walker · 5th July 2005

thanks for sharing...learn something frm here liao..

arigato

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fuse Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 172	UV filter and Skylight filter Hi all, hope you guys can lend this noob some pointers about this seen both the HOYA skylight and UV filter, i was wondering what difference will they give under a normal outdoor condition and if there is any pointers to bear in mind for night shots thank you cheers alex

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ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,938	digital or film? __________________ The Law

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Joel Lyn Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bishan Posts: 95	... for me, i just buy a polarizer. whether it is the most ex, $280 or the cheapest abt $50 bucks, they protect the lenses and reduce reflection and stuff. so, polarizer is like do all, unless u r very particular...

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yanyewkay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cons digger. Posts: 4,047	you have a polariser on your lens all the time as a front element protector? __________________ “How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.” - Adolf Hitler

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Joel Lyn Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bishan Posts: 95	... ya... i use the cheap one abt $50 for everyday shots... and only if i got some impt stuff then use the $280 de... most of my frens do that... protect ur lenses...

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huggable Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East side Posts: 3,182	Does that means that the UV filter can be taken out if shooting indoors?

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Ashleyy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nowhere... stray cat... Posts: 2,210	Hee.. I'm not very good at explaining but it's roughly like this.. Filters as the name implies, filters outsomething.. So for UV filter, it filters out UV, which is blue.. can also be used to filter out fog.. The amt of filter depends one which grade u buy.. 1A or 1B. UV is good for landscapes, etc For skylight, it filters out more blue than UV, giving the photo a warmer cast.. good for portraits or people shooting.

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Joel Lyn Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bishan Posts: 95	..hmm i dono but ya.. maybe.. it varies la.. most of my frens uses a polarizer or nd filter...

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Drudkh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: lulu island Posts: 6,053	ND filter to protect lens? __________________ Where on earth did you ask? I got mine for 750.

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Joel Lyn Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bishan Posts: 95	.. ya... y does everyone sounds so surprised ??

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walker Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: KayuTanah (w00dLaNds) Posts: 132	thanks for sharing...learn something frm here liao.. arigato Last edited by walker; 5th July 2005 at 05:20 PM.