Cheap filter, expensive filter or no filter.
Filters Talk, Does it really make a different?
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 Jun 28 2009, 10:02 PM
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Which gives the best image quality?
Cheap filter, expensive filter or no filter. |
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Jun 29 2009, 12:31 PM
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QUOTE(Vincent Pang @ Jun 29 2009, 10:37 AM) » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Added on June 29, 2009, 10:42 am Think twice, see the result i posted. And you will use filter on the long run to protect front element of your lens, so stepping up or down is not recommended. You will try not to touch the filter as much as possible to avoid scratching the front element. My 50mm f1.8 has no filter cause the normal Hoya which cost RM 30 is just bad. Hoya HD / B+w will cost almost half of the lens, i decided to leave it open   |
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Jun 29 2009, 01:09 PM
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QUOTE(Vincent Pang @ Jun 29 2009, 12:57 PM) i also don't know Youre using auto white balance? Maybe that explains the yellow cast. Perhaps the camera is adding some additional things into the equation. it's a weird thing i pick up using different filter... no the images are not edited, just copy paste... might be my auto WB not working properly... but it's something i don't like seeing in my photos... |
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Jun 29 2009, 06:10 PM
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QUOTE(shootkk @ Jun 29 2009, 05:18 PM) It's not recommended to use CPL for indoors unless you want it specifically to cut some reflection on some surfaces. If you want protection then use UV. CPL more for outdoors. CPL as protection is overkill plus it cuts down on light. I always thought that no filter gives the best IQ. Apparently not from Vincent's study. No filter second last in terms of IQ. If you want best IQ and you're shooting indoors with no obvious hazards then just remove all filters lor. 1) Hoya HD 2) B+w (alloy) 3) Hoya Pro1 4) No filter <---------- see ... Very yellow.  5) Hoya HMC |
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Jun 30 2009, 09:22 AM
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Some interesting charts
Plain Glass.  B+W 72mm 010M UV-Haze MRC Slim.  Hoya 72 mm HMC UV-0.  What info can you get from the charts? 20 Filter Comparison <-- More info here. |
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Jun 30 2009, 10:30 AM
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QUOTE(Seng_Kiat @ Jun 30 2009, 10:21 AM) u sure hoya? I think, it is B+W 72mm 010M UV-Haze MRC in UV .. Kindly post the before and after 200 ringgit plus damage pics.  .. 0 for less than 320nm while small amount for hoya uv .. I am getting b+w uv today ..  .. p/s- Err ... normal scenery pics please ... dun wan pic of fluorescent tube la   |
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Jun 30 2009, 10:48 AM
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QUOTE(Vincent Pang @ Jun 30 2009, 10:33 AM) aiseh, tak ada Hoya HD ka... highest range of Hoya Maybe the shop in Poland dun have the HD. But what is interesting is that the Hoya HMC, the cheapest of the Hoya, is no different than the Digital Pro 1 with regard to IQ. u can see from the test that some filters like Tiffen and King can really introduce more flare Added on June 30, 2009, 10:39 am hahaha, it was at night, my only source of light for flare is fluorescent i still don't get why one part of the tube was yellow and not both sides since the tube is round...  What is also interesting is that the Hoya HMC is rated last in your fluorescent tube test. |
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