uv or polarizing

[skyboyblue 0]

two quick questions. UV or polarizing filter and why? I'd like to warm the blue skies in my shots. without losing the brightness of it all.

also where to buy the chosen filters for a canon rebel 2000 28-80mm lens as well as something for a kenko .042x wide angle video lens.
thanks in advance

[Zlew 0]

Depends on what you want to do exactly. For skydiving, a polorizer is difficult to get the best effect from. A circullar polorizer you can adjust, and in any given frame you can change the effect. It is not something that would be well used in freefall... or at least you couldn't get the full benefit from it (and might hose a few shots).
DOn't get me wrong, you might get some great shots using a polorizer in FF...but FF photos are dynamic, differnt light, angles and other conditions. It can become a shot in the dark (so to speak) if you can't see what you are donig to the exposure with the filter on there.. Plus, many polorizers lose a stop or two, which can be risky depending on the film speed and conditions u are using.

UV is great. Does it really change what the photo's look like.... not really.
But it's a 12 $ piece of glass protecting my expensive glass.. scratch the filter, chunk it and put another on.
i have a UV filter on all my lenses (skydiing and non) wehn i'm not using another filter.

Z

[wlie 0]

Can't disagree with SkyBoy. I use a regular UV filter just to protect the lense. And to warm my pictures, may I recommend the Hoya Skylight 1B in addition.

My other ride is the relative wind.

[puffdaddy 0]

Dito, Dito, Dito UV for ptotection and Hoya Skylight to warm the shot.

" You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"

[skyboyblue 0]

ok, so do any of you use filters on your video cameras?

[newshooter12 0]

There is a UV/skylight filter on all my still/video gear... As well as one on every field ENG camera (about 20 betacams) at work. I'd rather scratch/crack the filter then harm the lens elements. matt

[diverds 0]

I use a UV filter on my camera for the same reason. If you scracth it your only out $10, and it has threads on both ends so I can put my wide angle lens right on top of the filter.

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[Cajones 0]

I use a few different filters, depending on the conditions. I often use a circular polarizer for stills set to vertical neutral. It has never "hosed" a shot, and I'm not sure how it could actually ruin a shot, but can definitely help. I have used a few differend "warming" filters for special shots, like sunsets, etc, but the CP is the most common. You have to sacrifice light when using any filter that changes the image. UV filters are just lens protectors, and as mentioned before - use it whenever you're not using anything else. Try a few enhancing and warming filters in various conditions, and you'll find what you like for your camera.

The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

[Zlew 0]

in some conditions you can turn the sky almsot a black/ deep purple with a CP. You can still see ererything (so not hosed I guess) but to me it makes for a crappy picture.

[YahooLV 0]

no, using a filter for most diving action causes to much interference. Your camera should be able to to "special effects" by itself. Just look at the programming area.

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