Dave,
This is an opinion and that is it. The reason for the message about UV
(blocking) filters being "useless" with digital cameras is that inherently the
CCD and CMOs sensors are not sensitive to UV to the same extent that silver
halide based emulsions are. Films will tend to go "blue" when exposed to
invisible UV while CCD's may not show an appreciable effect. I would tend to
agree with this "prediction".
As for lens flare ... I am not sure why they would be the cause of flare any
more than any other filter one might put in front of a camera lens. But maybe
so. It is possible that with certain lenses the filter will act as a mirror and
send back light reflected from the lens elements ... but this is pure
speculation on my part. A good coated filter should eliminate this possibility.
my +/- $.02
andy
dmoore wrote:
Hello all,
I was planning to buy a UV filter for one of my digital camera lenses
b/c I'm planning to do some landscape photography out West. But I read some
things on line that said that UV filters are useless with digital cameras
and also can cause lens flare.
Does anyone have an opinion on this?
Dave Moore
