UV Filters

Kenko Pro-1D are pretty good but if i were you id get a lens hood. It still protects the front of the lens, helps with flare etc and it means your not putting more glass in front of the sensor.
 
To be honest, if you have any half decent weather, a polariser will be much more useful as well as protecting the lens.

Graham
 
I have a penchant for Hoya screw in filters but any of the propriety brands will do. Personally, I steer clear of jessops own filters as I have the preconceived notion that they are built down to a price and not up to a standard.

The UV filter will not only protect the front element of your lens but will also reduce the blue haze effec that the sea can give on a sunny day. Another filter that is of great use at the beach in general and at this time of year in particular is a polorising filter, but these can be quite pricey.

Remember when you are buying filters - you are putting another lens infront of your front element. If you buy a cheap filter that is not optically correct then yu will degrade your final image.
 
I've got a kood 58mm CPL that I've used on my 55-250, looks fine to me, cost about £20 I think. Will try and dig the link out where I got it from
 
KitchenGoddess said:
The polarising filters are a bit too pricey for me atm, have seen this and it seems a good price ... what do you think?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-58mm-1X-UV-Filter/dp/B0000C4GEE/ref=pd_bxgy_ce_text_c
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This one is better:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hoya-58mm-P...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1245933672&sr=1-2

The problem with filters is flare and internal reflections, of which there will be plenty by the sea. This is the best one you can get.

Also use a lens hood, and a polariser is a very good idea. A bit expensive yes, but a good one will last you.

By the sea is about the only place I would use a protection filter (a UV filter has no other effect with digital - the blue haze thing is purely a film problem). But look after your camera also, and the lens mechanicals. Salt spray and sand in there is horrible and happens in a flash.
 
KitchenGoddess said:
Anything specific I need to bear in mind? All tips very welcome.
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No, nothing in particular. Just keep it covered when there's sea spay which hangs in the air, and if the wind is blowing sand about. Common sense really. If it does get covered, I would let it dry and then brush off dirt/sand with a paint brush. Then wipe it extremely carefully with a very slightly damp cloth, making sure to remove dirt and not work it into the zoom and focus rings etc. Make sure the lens/filter itself has no sand on it at all before you clean it, with a mircrofibre cloth and some breath. A few specs won't hurt your pictures, but just a drop of brine smeared over the lens surface will create a lot of flare. No smears - the glass should sparkle ;)
 
^^ And try not to be changing lenses out in the open
 
kman said:
^^ And try not to be changing lenses out in the open
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Hell no :eek: Good reminder! A puff of sand in the mirror box could be terminal.
 
HoppyUK said:
By the sea is about the only place I would use a protection filter (a UV filter has no other effect with digital - the blue haze thing is purely a film problem).
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I've never thought of that, I just put them on as a matter of course.
 
I've read that best UV and CPL filters are from either Hoya or B+W. Seems that some people prefer B+W because they are made from brass rather than aluminium, which means that filters are less prone to get stuck in the lens/each other. Alternatively, others think that Hoya is preferable because you can use your own lens cap, whereas you cannot do this with B+W and have to use their proprietary filter cap.

I'm in much the same situation as KitchenGoddess and wondered what opinions anybody has?
 
I purchased a "kenko" Pro-1D filter for around 2/3 the cost of Hoya.

I believe kenko==hoya, it's just the kenko brand is used in Japan & readily shipped from Hong Kong. The product itself looks identical in every way.
 
Here are some examples of filter flare with digital. They are the result of the sensor and the back of the filter acting like a mirror to eachother. Love the last one ;)

They are taken from this thread:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1508544

LiMPiNg said:
To add to GarynLea's examples of mirror reflection flares, here are a couple I experienced with the Canon 50mm 1.8 and Hoya green UV. These are extreme conditions at night with wide apertures and bright light sources. For the price of the nifty fifty it just isn't worth keeping the filter on for protection and so it is now at the bottom of the bag. As a result of these shots I only use high quality UVs, or a CPL, in bright conditions, otherwise none at all.

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