Polaraizering Filters

[magicmonkey]

Why do they attract so much dust?!?!?! This is a constant nightmare as I seem to need to clean the filter after every 2 or 3 shots, is there anything I can do about this or is it just something you learn to live with?

 

[Digital Matt]

Where are you shooting at? I clean mine when I put it on, and it's fine for a day of shooting, unless I'm in a particularly dirty area.

 

[Arch]

One good tip for keeping your filters clean whilst out and about.... don't put your lens cap in your pocket!.... this is something i did alot in between shooting area's....but the dust and fluff in your pocket ends up on your filter. Now i have a small polythene bag i keep in my pocket, so all the caps and attachments i use dont keep transfereing dust.

 

[Unimaxium]

Polarizing filters are dark-colored, so when you look at them dust shows up particularly well ;-)

 

[stingray]

Static electricity from rotation?

 

[magicmonkey]

heh, oh well, looks like I'm just a bit anal about dust! Good idea with the bag in your pocket, pocket fluff is often an annoyance.

 

[keller]

Oh crap, I've been leaving the lens cap in my pocket for hours on end! Now that I examine it, it's totally covered in lint.

 

[DepthAfield]

Oh crap, I've been leaving the lens cap in my pocket for hours on end! Now that I examine it, it's totally covered in lint.

DoH! Me too!

 

[darich]

Oh crap, I've been leaving the lens cap in my pocket for hours on end! Now that I examine it, it's totally covered in lint.

And me!!

 

[spiky_simon]

Polarizing filters are dark-colored, so when you look at them dust shows up particularly well ;-)

that's actually a very good point

 

[emo]

Static electricity from rotation?

why that filter is rotate-able??

 

[ksmattfish]

why that filter is rotate-able??

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