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Coated or non-coated camera filters?
I just bought a new dslr (Pentax K-X) with 2 lenses. I would like to protect the lens and purchase a couple of filters (the lenses have different diameters). After doing some basic research I found that most people use UV or Skylight filters that double as lens protectors. Most of my pictures are indoors, so I probably will go for the UV filters.
Should I get the regular non-coated filters even though there is a risk of getting lens flare and ghosting?
Or should I shell out the extra bucks to get a multi-coated filter to minimize the risk of lens flare and ghosting?
The 2 lenses I have are coated (I can see a green glare when held up to the light).
I am currently looking at Hoya. B+W is much too expensive. I have read numerous negative reviews about flimsy construction and lousy material about Tiffen.
You should definitely use coated filters for the same reason your lens is multi-coated. Not only do coated filters minimize flare and ghosting when shooting toward bright lights (even if the lights are not within the image area), they result in better contrast in images shot in any light. Coated filters can also reduce the potential for reflections of the sensor to be reflected back through the lens and show up in photos shot at small apertures in environments where there is a lot of stray light getting into the lens from all angles, such as snowy scenes, water and beach scenes with high uniform brightness. For the same reasons, I recommend that people always use the lens hood - it protects the lens from physical abuse as well as keeping stray light out of the lens.
I use Hoya filters and recommend them.
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