Are there any negatives coloring effects in photos from using UV filters?

9 years 3 months ago #422211 by Bill Rosen
I read that UV filters are good for keeping your lens a little safer.  But I'm getting mixed reviews that these filters can cause some discoloring.  This I don't understand because they are clear aren't they? 


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9 years 3 months ago #422242 by CanonKid
Assuming you are buying a good UV filter, you shouldn't have any discoloring of any sort.  

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9 years 3 months ago #422244 by Hassner
and even the bad ones, colour change could only be detected in labs, not by the eye. ;)


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9 years 3 months ago #422245 by effron
The only reason I rarely use UV filters is I'll sometimes get weird light reflection, especially at night. A good one won't mess up colors like stated above.....;)

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9 years 3 months ago #422267 by Joves
As others have said the good ones will most likely not have color cast, but I have seen some bad ones. The only thing I use, and not all the time is a straight clear with reflection coating. No color cast there. But I only use them if I know I will be either knocking my lens around, or will be in adverse conditions where I would be wiping the lens a lot. Other than that it is a bare lens. 


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9 years 3 months ago #422278 by Stealthy Ninja
You won't be able to see any UV anyway. :P
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9 years 3 months ago #422400 by Prago
UV filters are pretty cheap regardless, just get a good one and be done with it.  

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9 years 3 months ago #422441 by Oscar Cohen
IMO, UV filters are like buying an extended warranty at the register.  A waste of $$


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9 years 3 months ago #422512 by Todd Knight
Raise your hand if you were talked into buying a UV filter with your first digital camera and stopped use it shortly after? :silly:


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9 years 3 months ago #422539 by JaneK
(hand raised)


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9 years 3 months ago #422662 by Conner
Hand raised and then had one lock up on my lens and was a PITA to remove.  It even broke!  Never again will I use one of these.  


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