Bill,
I favour "Skylight 1B" more than UV filter but it is difficult to buy
Skylight 1B filter in Hong Kong :(
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Michael
Palm, Linux, Olympus, Mac user
2007/4/16, Bill Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>:
>
>
> > First you should use a haze filter to remove the excessively blue light
> > at the time the photo is taken.
>
> Thanks, Chuck. With the coming of digital, the whole idea of filters was
> abandoned with the encouragement of many self-styled experts. The most
> glaring example of bad thinking is the idea that a polarizer isn't
> necessary
> anymore. If the information isn't there, or is badly obscured, all the
> photoshopping isn't going to help, not to mention the time saved in post.
>
> In this particular case, some if not most of the haze can be removed, but
> the underlying detail will remain soft. It would look like fairly
> agressive
> filtering would have been helpful. I would start with an 81A. Numbering
> systems are not equal from manufacturer to manufacturer, so some study is
> required.
>
> I have never paid for a UV filter, but have some that came on lenses. I
> don't use them. I start with a 1A "skylight" filter. From there I go to a
> 2A
> or 81A. In cases requiring severe measures, I do have an 81EF, designed in
> olden times to remove excess blue from, you guessed it, electronic flash.
>
> Don't throw away those filters, Removal of unwanted things is always
> better
> at time of capture.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
>
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