Thanks Bipin for making just about exactly the post that I was going to. On Oct 9, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
> A good filter does protect - one cannot deny this. I use the very best > - SMC Pentax - bought by the dozen from a shop closing down in Dubai - > various types - UV, Skylight, morning & evening, cloudy, close ups > etc, some twenty years ago. Since I keep them in air tight British > Munition boxes they are perfectly preserved. Here is how I use them:- > a) I toss one out when I see scratches or swirl marks or coating deterioration > b) I always ensure I have a collapsible rubber hood on my lenses. > c) For that occasional $ 1000 shot I remove the filter > d) For holiday photos I always use a skylight or UV filter > One need s to use filters smartly guys! You can't^H^H^H^H^H shouldn't criticize a hammer for being a poor screwdriver. Yes, UV filters will degrade image quality, but only rarely will they do so in a way that matters, or is noticeable, in those cases, it's trivial to remove them. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
