UV (Clear) Filters for your lenses?

[Jarek Zabczynski]

Do you use any? One? On all lenses? All the time?

On my video cameras, the first thing I did was get a good multicoated BW or Hoya and put it on the lens. I don't think I ever took them off.

I'm curious how people go about this with individual lenses. With my AF-100, I had three primary zoom lenses, each with a BW filter on like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000BZLBQ/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details

On top of which I'd have a mattebox adapter for my Chrosziel to clamp on to.

I've see people do this with each lens in their kit, some none at all.

Any opinions?

 

[Lliam Worthington]

Hi Jarek,

I'll only be using a UV filter if my lens might be endangered by the shot. Flying debris etc.

Best Wishes

Lliam

 

[David Mullen ASC]

After having some night photos marred by ghost reflections from leaving the UV filter on my Canon, I try to remove the filter when I'm shooting at night, just leaving it on for protection between shots. For a movie camera, I only have glass in front of the lens if it is serving a purpose, like ND or diffusion, or I have to protect the lens from stuff flying through the air.