That's not the way they should be used, although I guess it can be done that
way. Most are normally screwed in or else mounted in a Cokin style holder

On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:54 PM, <ab7rk@...> wrote:

>
>
> I was out shooting today and saw, for the first time, someone using a ND
> filter. She simply held it up in front of her lens. Is that really the way
> they're used? Nothing gets mounted or screwed in?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Gary
> Stanwood, Washington
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/10/2009 4:27:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> screaminscott@... <screaminscott%40gmail.com> writes:
>
> I've been shooting since the late 60's & at first I had "protective" UV or
> Skylight filters on my lenses. I soon thereafter stopped the practice of
> "protective" filters except when in blowing sand/sea spray conditions. I
> have yet to have any lens damaged. The only filters I use anymore are a
> CPL,
> ND's & IR pass filters. I do use "Cokin" style grad ND's...
>
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 6:01 PM, jawolk
<jawolk@...<jawolk%40comcast.net>>
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > That makes 2 responses in favor of not stacking. I'm sure there will be
> > others as well who advise the same.
> >
> > I didn't know there was such a thing as a clear "filter". I'm from the
> old
> > film school. All my film cameras (with the exception of my 2 Rapid Omega
> > 100's - hows that for dating myself??!!) had UV filters attached to the
> > lens. I'll look into the clear glass (no pun intended).
> >
> > Jay
> >
> >
> > --- In Nikon-D70@yahoogroups.com <Nikon-D70%40yahoogroups.com><Nikon-D70%
> 40yahoogroups.com>, Hayo
> Baan
> > <Hayo.Baan@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > on 10/10/09 17:39 jawolk said the following:
> > > > Fall is finally here in New England and the colors are fab!! I'm
> hoping
> > to get out tomorrow and take some foliage pictures. I'm using a Tamron
> > 18-200 macro/zoom and have a UV filter on the front for protection only.
> > What problems would I encounter if I stack my Circular Polarizer on the
> UV
> > filter or would I be better to remove the UV filter?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Stacking filters is something you should try to prevent as each
> > > air/glass transition introduces additional (chances of) image quality
> > > degradation. Most notably it increases the chance of flare.
> > >
> > > So if you want best quality, forgo the UV filter in this case. Besides
> > > if you want to use a filter for protection (I personally don't; the sun
> > > hood is my protection), best use a "clear" filter (Nikon makes them for
> > > instance), not a UV filter. Not only is filtering for UV unnecessary
> > > with today's camera's (they filter UV themselves already), a not so
> good
> > > UV filter might in fact also filter the light you DO want to capture. A
> > > clear filter does not suffer from any of this.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > --
> > > Hayo Baan –
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Scott
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