http://www.anikarenina.com/2008/07/29/16-millimeter-photography/ We Are Who We Link Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:34:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.anikarenina.com/2008/07/29/16-millimeter-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-31321 Andrea Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:14:05 +0000 http://www.anikarenina.com/2008/07/29/16-millimeter-photography/#comment-31321 Agreed, UV filters are great for lens protection, which is why my SLR lenses have them. For the 16mm cameras, however, the lenses are recessed (so unlikely to scratch in the first place) and there are no hoods for them, period. There are also no expensive lenses to purchase, only the one that's built-in. Your advice is good for 35mm and other cameras with removable lenses, but I'm afraid it has no applicability to a 16mm camera. Agreed, UV filters are great for lens protection, which is why my SLR lenses have them. For the 16mm cameras, however, the lenses are recessed (so unlikely to scratch in the first place) and there are no hoods for them, period. There are also no expensive lenses to purchase, only the one that’s built-in. Your advice is good for 35mm and other cameras with removable lenses, but I’m afraid it has no applicability to a 16mm camera.

]]> http://www.anikarenina.com/2008/07/29/16-millimeter-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-31319 Bobwilliams Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:58:28 +0000 http://www.anikarenina.com/2008/07/29/16-millimeter-photography/#comment-31319 The UV filter is for lens protection. You'll be really pleased to break or scratch your $20 filter if it keeps you from breaking or scratching the $500 lens that's sitting behind it. If you buy a really expensive lens, buy a high-quality filter. Why pay for a triple-coated lens and then put a piece of junk in front of it? If you always use a lens hood (see below) that will probably provide as much protection as the filter. Get a UV filter, not a skylight filter. Skylight filters have a slight pinkish tinge.A lens hood is the cheapest way to improve the performance of your lens. Be sure to get exactly the right lens hood for your lens; a hood that's the wrong shape can cause vignetting, or not provide as much protection against flare as the correct one. In general, every new lens you get will need its own lens hood. ------------------------ Bobwilliams <a href="a" href="http://www.treatmentcenters.org/michigan" rel="nofollow">Michigan Treatment Centers</a> The UV filter is for lens protection. You’ll be really pleased to break or scratch your $20 filter if it keeps you from breaking or scratching the $500 lens that’s sitting behind it. If you buy a really expensive lens, buy a high-quality filter. Why pay for a triple-coated lens and then put a piece of junk in front of it? If you always use a lens hood (see below) that will probably provide as much protection as the filter. Get a UV filter, not a skylight filter. Skylight filters have a slight pinkish tinge.A lens hood is the cheapest way to improve the performance of your lens. Be sure to get exactly the right lens hood for your lens; a hood that’s the wrong shape can cause vignetting, or not provide as much protection against flare as the correct one. In general, every new lens you get will need its own lens hood.
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