Back in the analog days when everyone shot film, it was common for photographers to slap UV filters onto their lenses to help reduce haze in their images. While some photographers still swear by UV filters today, they're primarily used as a means of protection rather than to reduce UV transmittance.

Digital sensors in today's cameras are significantly less sensitive to ultraviolet light than film emulsions were. As a result, UV haze is much less of an issue when shooting digitally. Nowadays, photographers that opt to mount UV or clear filters onto their lenses do so believing that they'll act as a protective barrier for their front lens elements. Rather than exposing your front lens elements to foreign objects, these filters would act as a shield and take the hit instead. Another point of contention is that these so-called protection filters actually negatively impact image quality. We've previously covered situations where UV filters could come in handy, but what happens if you were to use a filter that's already damaged? Let's find out. . thephoblographer.com

2020-6-8 07:00