Took off UV filter, walaa.. crisp pictures

[Antithesis]

For a higher end lens like the 70-200, I would definetely consider a nice filter. I wouldn't ever put a $165 on a less expensive lens, but a $1700 lens is a different story...

 

[kundalini]

Damn, $165 to get less-quality. That's no good. I feel like my glass is protected with the lens hood anyways. I mean, dust removal is the only time my glass gets touched, and that's a careful process. Or at least, it's supposed to be.

You are sorely mistaken by my comment. The B+W CPL is a zinger of a CPL filter. I also have a Hoya ND x8 for them. I got the "slim" for my wide angle, but can now swap it around on another 3x 77mm filter size lenses. Well worth the money IMO. I just haven't put a UV on them.

 

[jstuedle]

It's often a matter of personal preference, filter or not, hood or not. I use both on everything I own. The hood for flair, the filter for protection. A quick story. At my grandsons 6th birthday party, I took my D1X and a non-VR 24-120 zoom and SB-800. We were at a local chain pizza joint a week after opening. I had the camera sitting on the table, resting on it's back with the lens pointing up. You can see it coming, I'm sure. The new server was bringing a pitcher of cola to refill our drinks, hit the table with the bottom of the pitcher and dumped the entire 3 quarts of cola on the camera. About 1 1/2" of cola was floating on the lens. I picked up the camera, shook the cola off the lens/body/flash and patted it dry. That's it! No damage, no slow AF, no nothing, all three came out unscathed. Try that without a filter on a lens. A close friend was shooting moto-cross and took a rock the size of a golf ball in the center of the lens. Replaced the filter and that's it, no other damage. To me, it's cheap insurance. Just get the better coated filters and everything will be cool.

 

[Helen B]

Filters are a glass sandwich, with the filter material in the middle. Those expensive filters are probably all glass, which is very costly to produce.

Yes, nearly all B+W and Hoya filters are dyed-in-the-mass glass (usually Schott glass for B+W/Schneider filters and Hoya glass for Hoya filters). Only some specialised ones like the red, green, blue, magenta, cyan and yellow CC filters, and polarizing filters for example are laminated in the B+W range. The CC filters are laminated with Wratten gelatin filters - which are of very high optical quality.

Best,
Helen

 

[Alex_B]

I used to use various brands of filters, but over the years it converged down to 100% B+W (UV, various NDs and CPL). For my ultrawides I use the B+W slim filters which do a good job there.

Te UVs are just means of protection when I crawl though the bushes and branches might penetrate past the lens hood .

Oh, I still have one Canon UV filter, but I do not use it.

 

[kundalini]

I used to use various brands of filters, but over the years it converged down to 100% B+W (UV, various NDs and CPL).

Assuming you are using the UV Haze 010 filter, do you spend the extra cash for the multi-coated filter (MRC)? And if you could explain why / why not.

 

[kundalini]

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[Sideburns]

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I'm in the same boat. In my research it appears the MRC vs the MC is only a "tough" coating. Water sheds off it easier as well.

I will be buying the B+W MC CPL...I'll let everyone know the results.

 

[Helen B]

Yes, the original B+W multicoating was rather soft, and did not compare well with Hoya's multicoating (HMC). In the late 90's (if I remember correctly) they introduced the much improved MRC coating.

Best,
Helen

 

[Alex_B]

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*knock knock knock* on the door, "aleX?"

*Rap Rap Rap* on the door, "AleX".

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Help, what is going on here!

Sorry if I am replying late, you could have sent me a reinder via PM anytime.

Yes, I use the UV Haze 010 filters, MRC. As others have said, it is supposed to be much more scratch resistant and makes cleaning a bit easier.

I could not compare to non-MRC as I never used any of those though.

optically I can say, that I never seem to get any extra flare or reflections compared to when I take off the filter.