Filter Question

urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
edited March 16, 2007 in Accessories
I ordered a UV filter with my 70-200 2.8 from B&H and I just discovered it was a UV Haze filter...would there be an IQ difference over a straight UV filter for shots either outdoors or indoors? I get comparable light readings with and without it.

thanks
Canon 5D MkI
50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 24-70 2.8L, 35mm 1.4L, 135mm f2L
ST-E2 Transmitter + (3) 580 EXII + radio poppers

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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    I don't think so....operative word being "think".mwink.gif
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  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Art Scott wrote:
    I don't think so....operative word being "think".mwink.gif

    thanks art...your "think" carries a lot more weight than most people's "know." :D
    Canon 5D MkI
    50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 24-70 2.8L, 35mm 1.4L, 135mm f2L
    ST-E2 Transmitter + (3) 580 EXII + radio poppers
  • Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    urbanaries wrote:
    I ordered a UV filter with my 70-200 2.8 from B&H and I just discovered it was a UV Haze filter...would there be an IQ difference over a straight UV filter for shots either outdoors or indoors? I get comparable light readings with and without it.

    thanks
    No thats perfectly normal, UV filters protect to some degree from haze
    so marketing dept. decides to write it on the filters as if it was sth extra.

    If you are an analog guy you would want to buy a special Haze filter
    that is stronger than a normal UV filter if you're into B&W photography
    where haze filters show "real" effect. But with the digital age .. u can
    always use photoshop to imitate a haze filter.
    “To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.”
    ― Edward Weston
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