skinny_mcgee Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 hello, What is a Skylight filter used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 To cut some of the UV and haze (blue tinted light scattering) present in the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny_mcgee Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 Is it a good filter to have in your case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 One important use is protecting lenses that have very soft front elements or coatings, such as the Leica Summar, Summitar, and collapsible Summicron. All have very soft flint glass front elements, and the coated versions have very soft coatings. I don't normally use clear filters on my Japanese lenses with their very hard coatings, but these early Leica lenses deserve protection if you get one in great condition. That said, there are lighting conditions where you will get better results with no filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I don't want a protective filter debate, but I have only scratced a front element once when I sat on my Halliburton case breaking the filter on my Nikon lens. I use UV/skylight filter so I may use my shirt-tail, or whatever else to clean the filter. If that's a form of protection, I'm all for it. I consider it a convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert knapp md Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I use the UV filter for protection of the front element. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdavidprice Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 John, what are the lighting conditions where one should not use a uv or skylight filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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