I tend to think that a good filter cannot improve a poor lens and
that a poor filter CAN degrade a good lens - too much evidence from
too many sources. However, I suspect that a good MC filter could
improve the tendency of a poorly coated lens to flare off the font
elements - act as a flare supressor to some extent. Of course, i
don't own any poor lenses that I could test :)
I've managed to get good filters at low prices often enough not to
make it a necessity to mess around with low grade items. I am amazed
by how much people spend on questionable filters, often at point of
sale. I'm clumsy enough to make a B+W or Heliopan UV 010 a good
precaution for knock and dirt and I have acquired several at bargain
prices at various times. Plus the coating on the German ones is
scratch resistant too and the brass doesn't bind.
Polarisers I've found to be much more variable ranging from blue to
grey to warm tones between brands and the expensive ones don't always
give the most pleasing effect.
AndrewF
On 21/08/2005, at 9:38 PM, jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> Yes it would flare (or might). But ...
>
> Two things: 1) I'm not trying to suggest a causal
> relationship between a filter's coating characteristics and
> lens flare. 2) Not recommending a *poorly* coated filter
> in any case.
>
> I just don't think the Super Dooper coated filters are
> worth the money. The more simply coated ones from Hoya,
> which are less expensive (though not inexpensive), do a
> good job.
>
> Are the less expensive ones as good as the Super Dooper
> ones? I don't know because I don't buy the expensive
> ones. I'm even prepared to say they aren't as good, but
> I've never seen the difference demonstrated and because of
> #1 above, I'm guessing the differences are immeasurably
> small.
>
> That's my catechism. :)
>
> Joel W.
>
> At 03:23 PM 8/21/2005 +1000, you wrote:
>
>
>> But wouldn't a poorly coated filter flare, regardless of
>> how
>> resistant the lens may be?
>> AndrewF
>>
>
>
> On 21/08/2005, at 3:01 PM, jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
>
>
>>> The kit lens with the E-1 is astonishingly flare
>>> resistant. This is heresy I suppose, but I think a super
>>> multicoated filter is a waste of good money.
>>>
>
>
>
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