So basically, get a good UV filter to keep on the lens and thread the CP whenever needed???
I try not to have more than one filter on the lens at a time because it can result in vignetting. I normally have a multi-coated UV filter on each lens, and remove it if I want to put another filter on (CP, IR, or whatever).
Agree: When I use the CP, I take off my UV filter. I also take off my UV filter at night, as I found them to be fairly sensitive to specular highlights (bright pin points of light). With a filter, I see ghost specular highlights, even with the best filters.
Agree: When I use the CP, I take off my UV filter. I also take off my UV filter at night, as I found them to be fairly sensitive to specular highlights (bright pin points of light). With a filter, I see ghost specular highlights, even with the best filters.
You're certainly more likely to see ghosting in low-light circumstances, because the specular highlights are much, much brighter than the dark background, and your exposures are longer than they would be in daylight. The same problem occurs with bright lights in the frame.
Multi-coating doesn't completely eliminate ghosting, it just reduces it to the level that you usually can't see it, but dark scenes with long exposures are a worst-case scenario.
My 2 cents: I'd leave a UV filter on all the time on a nice lens, and if for some reason you're really worried about glare or ghosting or other effects, take it off, shoot, put it back on.
I wouldn't leave a CP filter on because as mentioned above, you lose at least a stop of light and also, a good CP filter is very expensive and should be treated as such, taken out of the case and used only when appropriate.
When you're using the CP though, I wouldn't stack with the UV filter though.
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I try not to have more than one filter on the lens at a time because it can result in vignetting. I normally have a multi-coated UV filter on each lens, and remove it if I want to put another filter on (CP, IR, or whatever).
Got bored with digital and went back to film.
You're certainly more likely to see ghosting in low-light circumstances, because the specular highlights are much, much brighter than the dark background, and your exposures are longer than they would be in daylight. The same problem occurs with bright lights in the frame.
Multi-coating doesn't completely eliminate ghosting, it just reduces it to the level that you usually can't see it, but dark scenes with long exposures are a worst-case scenario.
Got bored with digital and went back to film.
I wouldn't leave a CP filter on because as mentioned above, you lose at least a stop of light and also, a good CP filter is very expensive and should be treated as such, taken out of the case and used only when appropriate.
When you're using the CP though, I wouldn't stack with the UV filter though.
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