Ultraviolet filters are also known as UV filters and are primarily used to look after camera lens from smudges with fingerprints, scratches or any sort of damage due to dust and moisture. Because of this most of the UV filters are multi-coated. UV filters also absorb harmful UV rays and produce sharper pictures.
Ultra violet light generates blue or violet shade on film and video tapes. It also dim or wash out the background details in order to enhance the object. A picture taken with the help of UV filter ends up vivacious and those pictures taken without UV filter comes out light and faded.
Normally UV filters are not tinted but skylight and haze filters are different. Both of these filters are tinted in order to counterbalance red, green and blue colors. Haze filters give clear photo on hot or humid days especially when the climate is hazy and foggy .Skylight uses pinkish color just to add warmth to the bright sunny day.
UV filters fits with majority of removable lenses. UV filters come with either a metal or plastic ring. Various digital cameras have built in ultra violet filter lenses.
105 mm UV Filter
A 105 mm UV filter generates clearer black & white picture via omitting fog and haze. A 105 mm UV filter is helpful in outside photo shoots and in normal photography. Many UV filters modify blue and violet colors in the pictures. These come in with multi layered lenses that used to decrease reflection.
Hoya 52mm UV Filter
Hoya 52mm UV filters is outstanding for black & white photos as well as for honing color photos. The Hoya UV filters have unique protecting covering and are multi function filter for working in fine weather. These filters can work on Canon, Nikon, Fuji and with any 52mm cameras.
58mm UV Filter
A 58mm UV filter is used to protect film. They can be kept on the lens at all times same as every other UV filters. 58mm UV filter famous brands are Tiffen, Hoya, Canon, Nikon and Jessops.
UV Absorbing Filters
UV filters are ideal for protect the camera or camcorder lens against fingerprints, dust, damage and scratches. They may be kept on lenses at all times.
The UV Protector filter is the most well-liked protection filter. It provides the essential decrease of UV light and is also available in multiple filter kits.
Sky 1-A
Sky 1-A is the commonly use filter and use pink color for soothing. It is good when shooting outside. The Sky 1-A absorbs nearly half of UV light.
Haze-1
The Haze-1 is the best UV control. It removes UV troubles from nearly all conditions where amplified haze tends to fade off the color and image clarity.
Haze 2A
The Haze 2A absorbs almost all UV light. It decreases haze more as compare to Haze-1. It is ideal to use in high altitudes. The Haze 2A is also perfect for mountain scenes, aerial shots, marine scenes and water shoots.
UV 17 Filter
The UV 17 filter was made for the taking technical image which needs to absorb majority but not all UV light. It absorbs somewhat fewer UV light as compare to Haze 2A.
Warm UV
The Warm UV merges the benefits of the Tiffen special 812 Color Warming Filter with UV 17 in order to create soothing effect.
Protection of lens with a UV filter is not very expensive. These thin glass filters are intended to adjust at the end of camera lens in order to protect the camera.
