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Comment on What’s a good dSLR starter’s kit? by Author

Author — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:47:46 +0000

Thanks for the comment Darcy, but I will have to disagree with you. If you start out with a less then stellar image quality (thanks to a subpar lens), using a fair basic UV filter will only further worsen the image quality. The Hoya UV filters are also notorious for being hard to clean.

The most important thing to remember when buying a filter for a dSLR is that it is multi-coated. When using a film SLR, the backside of the filter wasn’t needed to be coated, as the film didn’t reflect almost any light back. As the sensor s much more reflective than film, stray light might be reflected back into the backside of the filter, and if it’s not coated there will be some very nasty flare.

Comment on What’s a good dSLR starter’s kit? by Darcy

Darcy — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:39:50 +0000

You can get very decent UV filters that will not affect the image quality or sharpness of your standard kit lenses for much, much less than the prices you quote. About AU$30 gets you a fair basic 58mm UV by Hoya. Not something I’d put on my best glass, but it’s not going to hold back your standard 18-55 or 18-135 or something…

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Comment on Taking the step into the dSLR world (part 2) by Rico Mcewin

Rico Mcewin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:21:32 +0000

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Comment on Taking the step into the dSLR world (part 1) by IP Camera

IP Camera — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:33:30 +0000

Hi guy, It sounds really good!