Recommend me a UV and polorizing filter for D60

[Andy_con]

as above.

am going maldives in jan

 

[JJ!]

Neither! Naked FTW!

 

[Andy_con]

really!

i was after the polorizing one for looking through glass at colchester zoo

 

[BenWall]

I bought a cokin (sp?) one for my stock lens, cost £20 I think and it's not noticeable it's on, unless getting nice blue skies.. the doesn't work though glass, think you may have to buy a more £££ hoya one or something to get the desired results.

 

[planetx]

what size thread??? I might have a few knocking around at work.

 

[Bash]

Go to Jesops and get a an own brand they are ok I have both and they work well.

 

[theduck]

UV filter whichever one takes your fancy/suits your budget. CPL get a decent one. Hoya, tiffen, B+W etc

 

[Andy_con]

ok so what is a decent make uv and polor filter?

i have no idea?

 

[BenWall]

hoya

 

[GaryS]

Hoya/Kenko PRO 1 Digital

Rather cheaper from HK ebayers than UK

 

[White16valver]

But are they genuine??

 

[BenWall]

Yes, just cheaper as they are manufactured over there.

 

[planetx]

seeing as you have not replied to my answer i won't bother looking - unlucky
have a box of filters at work - nearly all Nikon

 

[Bash]

seeing as you have not replied to my answer i won't bother looking - unlucky
have a box of filters at work - nearly all Nikon

I'll have all of them if your giveing them away!

U got a 52mm star filter?

 

[Andy_con]

seeing as you have not replied to my answer i won't bother looking - unlucky
have a box of filters at work - nearly all Nikon

sorry i missed your original post!!

i dont now what size thread, its a nikon d60??

 

[Bash]

should be 52mm but what lense kit did u get?

 

[Andy_con]

got a standard nikon ??-55mm lens and a sigma 55-200mm lens

 

[White16valver]

Look at the front of the lens (with the cap off lol) and tell us what's written round the outside!

 

[Andy_con]

umm it says

sigma zoom 55-200mm 1:4-5.6 DC HSM (then an o with a line through it) 55

 

[James.]

o with a line through = diameter lol

You want a 55mm Hoya filter.

 

[dk]

Neither! Naked FTW!

protecting my £700 piece of glass FTW!

already had one save a £700 lens which was less than a week old.

 

[MaLicE]

i have dropped a lens with a uv filter on... it smashed the filter and the filter scratched the f**k out of the lens glass... they dont always protect!

 

[Andy_con]

so one of these bad boys?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Hoya-UV-f...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[Brasseye]

so one of these bad boys?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Hoya-UV-f...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

52mm will fit better hoya at 15 quid looks good for me

 

[dk]

i have dropped a lens with a uv filter on... it smashed the filter and the filter scratched the f**k out of the lens glass... they dont always protect!

you do have a better chance with one on though, you have next to no chance if you don't have one on.

I had the opposite experience, i dropped mine and the filter broke saving the lens. Got a hood on now though for even more protection.

I have taken pics with and without it and can't see any image degradation so for me they are a must.

 

[Reyes]

Definately, i did that in the meantime really wasnt the salty sugarbabe on the other hand yes maybe i went that lense would can i should.
I have a cheap one on mine. Does the job. IMO its essential

 

[Brasseye]

I get slight lens flair on very sunny days is shooting too much into the sun but else it just cuts the haze and protects the lenses

 

[MaLicE]

hang on... uv filters do certain things... they dont just sit there and look pretty and protect it...

tbh if you drop a lense it probably will need to be re calibrated weather you think that it doesnt or not... u may drop a lens and take a shot and it will look fine, however there is probably some point in its focal range where it will be off!!! lenses DONT like being bounced! the lenses inside can shift... when assembled there is alot of time spent ensuring the internals are in perfect alignment... it doesnt take much to knock them out! so even though the filter may have saved you, i would still send it off to get it checked EVEN IF you have taken photos and they look fine!!!

uv filters should be used to cut down on uv lol, like if you go up a mountain and take photos do it with no uv filter and you will have a blue cast on your images, stick a uv on and it will cut out the blue cast.... but at sealevel there really isnt that much uv its pretty much scattered by the atmosphere...

at the same time you have to think... is sticking a £15 filter on the front of a £1000 lens really a good idea? i mean bet that £15 filter isnt anywhere near as clear as the end element on your lens lol... and its bound to reduce quality to a certain extent (weather you claim you can see a difference or not!!)

look at using a Tiffen 812 which is a slightly warming filter does a better job... or the 81b or a tiffen haze-1 and if u want a uv the hoya uv ones seem the best as cutting out uv from tests i have seen.

if you want a polarizer get a hoya circular polarizer

 

[Bash]

hang on... uv filters do certain things... they dont just sit there and look pretty and protect it...

tbh if you drop a lense it probably will need to be re calibrated weather you think that it doesnt or not... u may drop a lens and take a shot and it will look fine, however there is probably some point in its focal range where it will be off!!! lenses DONT like being bounced! the lenses inside can shift... when assembled there is alot of time spent ensuring the internals are in perfect alignment... it doesnt take much to knock them out! so even though the filter may have saved you, i would still send it off to get it checked EVEN IF you have taken photos and they look fine!!!

uv filters should be used to cut down on uv lol, like if you go up a mountain and take photos do it with no uv filter and you will have a blue cast on your images, stick a uv on and it will cut out the blue cast.... but at sealevel there really isnt that much uv its pretty much scattered by the atmosphere...

at the same time you have to think... is sticking a £15 filter on the front of a £1000 lens really a good idea? i mean bet that £15 filter isnt anywhere near as clear as the end element on your lens lol... and its bound to reduce quality to a certain extent (weather you claim you can see a difference or not!!)

look at using a Tiffen 812 which is a slightly warming filter does a better job... or the 81b or a tiffen haze-1 and if u want a uv the hoya uv ones seem the best as cutting out uv from tests i have seen.

if you want a polarizer get a hoya circular polarizer

+1, just learn how to take care of your kit and you won't have to use a Uv filter to protect ur lense. still wouldn't mind a free 52mm star filter tho...

 

[JJ!]

i have dropped a lens with a uv filter on... it smashed the filter and the filter scratched the f**k out of the lens glass... they dont always protect!

Yep, my work mate dropped some L glass with a filter on and it cracked and also scratched the front element of the lens.

Camera insurance FTW to be honest.