Re: UV filter: mandatory or "nice to have"?

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Posted by Brett on December 01, 2005 at 20:31:43:

In Reply to: Re: UV filter: mandatory or "nice to have"? posted by Piotr on December 01, 2005 at 20:20:42:

: : As per the title, are UV filters absolutely necessary?

: No, they are not, for digicams. Their main purpose when shooting slides is to remove the blue cast that would be present otherwise, because of high content of UV radiation. In a digicam you can set white balance to "cloudy/shadow", which is meant to compensate for such blue cast. And in any case, you should do some post-processing of the images.

: : I may be leaving earlier than expected and have not as yet purchased one. I rang around this afternoon and no-one has any in stock for my camera (Nikon Coolpix 5700)

: I understand that you need a special adapter, and then any filter of the required diameter is OK. So the problem is I guess with the adapter. There is a good photo shop in Thamel, they have a range of "professional" equipment, you might check there. If you really need just a filter, there are good chances that the Thamel shop will have one.

: Piotr

Cheers, thanks for that.

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: : : As per the title, are UV filters absolutely necessary? : : No, they are not, for digicams. Their main purpose when shooting slides is to remove the blue cast that would be present otherwise, because of high content of UV radiation. In a digicam you can set white balance to "cloudy/shadow", which is meant to compensate for such blue cast. And in any case, you should do some post-processing of the images. : : : I may be leaving earlier than expected and have not as yet purchased one. I rang around this afternoon and no-one has any in stock for my camera (Nikon Coolpix 5700) : : I understand that you need a special adapter, and then any filter of the required diameter is OK. So the problem is I guess with the adapter. There is a good photo shop in Thamel, they have a range of "professional" equipment, you might check there. If you really need just a filter, there are good chances that the Thamel shop will have one. : : Piotr : Cheers, thanks for that.

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