Photo Quickies

PhotoQuickie’s been scouring Ebay for accessories for our camera and found a spectacular deal on a UV filter. Which begged the question in our mind, what exactly do UV filters do? PhotoQuickie didn’t relish the though of spending $20 on shipping for something that we would hardly use.

So relying on the handy web, we googled UV filters and read up on a couple of sources. Our summary notes indicate that UV filters are useful to prevent over exposure of blues at high altitudes, and PhotoQuickie means high altitudes such as the top of mountains. PhotoQuickie doesn’t rub shoulders or other parts with the Mile High Club so UV filters don’t really seem to be useful for our digital work.

Bonus Quickie: PhotoQuickie’s older friends may use a UV filter to protect their lens from scratching, however most recent lenses use hard glass and have scratch-resistant coating, so the filter is not needed.

Read more about: UV, skyline and haze filters, discussion on using UV filters for protection (scroll down a bit)