Good vs. Bad UV Haze filters?
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From: Ofnuts on 5 Jan 2010 13:26 On 05/01/2010 17:32, No spam please wrote: > I dropped a 24mm lens onto a carpeted floor. The UV filter was a write-off > but the lens itself was fine. Nothing says the 24mm alone wouldn't have survived :-) -- Bertrand
From: No spam please on 5 Jan 2010 14:34 "Ofnuts" <o.f.n.u.t.s(a)la.poste.net> wrote in message news:4b43846a$0$689$426a74cc(a)news.free.fr... > On 05/01/2010 17:32, No spam please wrote: > >> I dropped a 24mm lens onto a carpeted floor. The UV filter was a >> write-off >> but the lens itself was fine. > > Nothing says the 24mm alone wouldn't have survived :-) > > -- > Bertrand Hello Bertrand. The filter was a write off . If it hadn't been on the lens then the front of the lens would have taken that impact. It would have been a workshop repair or replace. A zoom lens wasn't so lucky when I tripped on the pavement. It took an impact to the body end of the lens. That was a workshop job; it needed a new rear end tube. Regards, R. --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net ---
From: Ofnuts on 5 Jan 2010 15:36 On 05/01/2010 20:34, No spam please wrote: > "Ofnuts"<o.f.n.u.t.s(a)la.poste.net> wrote in message > news:4b43846a$0$689$426a74cc(a)news.free.fr... >> On 05/01/2010 17:32, No spam please wrote: >> >>> I dropped a 24mm lens onto a carpeted floor. The UV filter was a >>> write-off >>> but the lens itself was fine. >> >> Nothing says the 24mm alone wouldn't have survived :-) >> >> -- >> Bertrand > Hello Bertrand. > > The filter was a write off . If it hadn't been on the lens then the front of > the lens would have taken that impact. > It would have been a workshop repair or replace. > > A zoom lens wasn't so lucky when I tripped on the pavement. It took an > impact to the body end of the lens. That was a workshop job; it needed a new > rear end tube. > Consider: naked lens falls on wood table corner: heavy and thick lens harder than wood, no damage to lens. Lens with filter falls on wood table corner: light and thin filter breaks to pieces, shards make scratches on the lens. Hood is better. -- Bertrand
From: John McWilliams on 5 Jan 2010 15:40 No spam please wrote: > "Ofnuts" <o.f.n.u.t.s(a)la.poste.net> wrote in message > news:4b43846a$0$689$426a74cc(a)news.free.fr... >> On 05/01/2010 17:32, No spam please wrote: >> >>> I dropped a 24mm lens onto a carpeted floor. The UV filter was a >>> write-off >>> but the lens itself was fine. >> Nothing says the 24mm alone wouldn't have survived :-) >> >> -- >> Bertrand > Hello Bertrand. > > The filter was a write off . If it hadn't been on the lens then the front of > the lens would have taken that impact. Not usually. Most lenses have a lip around the front. True, if there was a rock, say, that it impacted in the center, bye-bye lens. > It would have been a workshop repair or replace. > > A zoom lens wasn't so lucky when I tripped on the pavement. It took an > impact to the body end of the lens. That was a workshop job; it needed a new > rear end tube. There are some blows a lens can take that say big problem, and no filter nor lens cap nor shade will help. I prefer just a solid lens shade. It provides good protection/impact absorbing qualities that a rigid filter cannot. -- john mcwilliams
From: Rich on 5 Jan 2010 18:25
On Jan 5, 3:36 pm, Ofnuts <o.f.n.u....(a)la.poste.net> wrote: > On 05/01/2010 20:34, No spam please wrote: > > > > > "Ofnuts"<o.f.n.u....(a)la.poste.net> wrote in message > >news:4b43846a$0$689$426a74cc(a)news.free.fr... > >> On 05/01/2010 17:32, No spam please wrote: > > >>> I dropped a 24mm lens onto a carpeted floor. The UV filter was a > >>> write-off > >>> but the lens itself was fine. > > >> Nothing says the 24mm alone wouldn't have survived :-) > > >> -- > >> Bertrand > > Hello Bertrand. > > > The filter was a write off . If it hadn't been on the lens then the front of > > the lens would have taken that impact. > > It would have been a workshop repair or replace. > > > A zoom lens wasn't so lucky when I tripped on the pavement. It took an > > impact to the body end of the lens. That was a workshop job; it needed a new > > rear end tube. > > Consider: naked lens falls on wood table corner: heavy and thick lens > harder than wood, no damage to lens. Lens with filter falls on wood > table corner: light and thin filter breaks to pieces, shards make > scratches on the lens. Hood is better. > > -- > Bertrand There are some multicoatings now that are as hard as the glass itself (5 on the MOH scale for crown glass) so they should stand up very well to abuse. However, I don't know which if any camera companies are using this material. |