Photography with Imre Z. Balint: Episode 8 - UV Filters
Well I was supposed to do an episode on polarizing filters, but having cloudy skies this week didn't help. Polarizers have a really cool effect on a blue sky that I wanted to record, so I'll just have to wait until next week to do that. But this morning I managed to upload Episode 8 to YouTube featuring UV filters. UV filters are overall quite simple things, and as I pointed out in the video, what it tends to come down to in digital photography is your stance on protecting the exposed front lens element of your lenses. I've been on some forums where this topic comes up and I have to admit that I find it quite amusing when photographers become quite passionate (even angry!) about their use. In my humble opinion, I personally believe to each their own. If you feel that you'd rather not use one to maximize every ounce of quality coming from your lens, then don't use one. On the other hand, good quality UV filters do offer wonderful benefits in regard to keeping ...