Hi guys, will a UV filter do the same job as what lens hood does? Is it necessary to buy lens hood if i already have UV filter? Pardon me if this question has been asked. Thank you.
Hi guys, will a UV filter do the same job as what lens hood does? Is it necessary to buy lens hood if i already have UV filter? Pardon me if this question has been asked. Thank you.
Thanks guys for your prompt replies. I always thought UV filter could block flares the same as what lens hood does. Silly me. :bsmilie:
.. and know when to take off the filter, the hood can stay on always.Best to get UV filter and hood.
your signature made me had a good laugh! :bsmilie:
Another use of UV filter is prevent dirt on your lens' glass. As over-cleaning can wear off the coating on your glass, with a UV filter, you can simply switch a filter instead of getting a whole new lens.
Cleaning, yes - but gentle - There is no need to use any physical force or abrasive cleaning methods. The coating is strong enough for normal cleaning.Another use of UV filter is prevent dirt on your lens' glass. As over-cleaning can wear off the coating on your glass, with a UV filter, you can simply switch a filter instead of getting a whole new lens.
Yep, that's how the softer lens hood catches the energy. With a UV filter the lens will be crap - the hit goes to the filter ring, from there directly to the lens front element and into the lens where zoom and focus system are waiting ... No soft material that could absorb the energy. A new lens hood costs far less than any lens repair.saw a lady tripped over the stairs at KLCC with her camera lens hitting the floor first. Lens was safe, the hood wasn't...she was in tears...not sure if it was happy tears or sad from the fall.
UV filter can be the one that protect ur lens, but it can also be the one that damage ur lens.
Ur lens can drop on the floor with the lens cap and nothing happen to it.
It can also drop with the UV Filter and lens cap, and the broken UV filter can scratch ur lens.
Best to get UV filter and hood.
If got hood, then forget about UV filter. Hood gives better protection.