I had a 77mm polarizer filter that got rain drops on it and it was ruined. Does rain water dissolve the coating on the filter?
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Never heard of fresh or rain water damaging a polarized filter lens. Salt water might. Sorry, wish I could tell you what happened. I know it has a plastic coating on it.
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I've had that happen a few times, it hasn't done a thing to mine... they seem to remain unaffected with the Nikon brand..
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No, rainwater should not eat the coating. You do want to dry it and keep it out of the rain if possible. The one issue you can get is if water gets into the ring it can get between the glass sandwich and ruin the filter. In 30 years, I've never had that happen with a Nikon CPL, but I have heard of it from others.
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No; if you do that the filtering material will come out. Just soak closed and in a day it's ready!
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Please be noticed that this kind of Lens filters is intended to protect your valuable camera lens against scratches and similar physical damage.Considering this, I don't think this filter may work as a Water-Resistant protection.Therefore, if you plan to use your digital camera pretty close to liquids/humid weather conditions (rain, waterfalls, fountains, etc.) the best protection you may get is using a camera rain cover.
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It depends upon what you want. I use polarizing filters and a few other. If you purchase i good quality such as B&W; they will not affect your quality. I use a filter to protect my lens especially in dust or sand. You Don't need to have a filter on all the time
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Hi Sam, I owned the 58mm set of these filters and was not happy with them. They are listed as "Japan Optics" but are actually made in China. The warming filter is plastic, not glass. The CP has a minimal polarizing effect at best. And, from what I can tell compared to my Hoya filters, these are definitely not coated optics. I sent mine back yesterday. YMMV. Cheers, SB
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The lens is weather sealed with gaskets at the lens/camera body interface, and along all of barrels for focus and focal length. I've had rain poured on it, and the camera had no problems. I would not immerse it in water, but rain and dust should not be a problem for the lens.
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The metal ring around the glass filter is threaded. It will screw into the end of the lens (-where the lens cap goes). Leave the filter on all the time. It will protect the camera lens against accidental bumps (-or the lens when the camera hangs down from the neck strap). It's always much cheaper to replace a filter than a lens!
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This will happen with virtually any filter medium, for a little while, whenever you first add the new filter substrate.....You can reduce {but not eliminate}this effect , by rinsing the filter media prior to installation....
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If screwed in properly it should help keep any moisture and dust off of your camera lens....I have not noticed any problems with my lens an this time.
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Actually kind of. Its a good filter still but the coating will smudge a bit with cleaning.
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No. When you first run water through the filter you may get some cloudy residue, but after that the water should be clear. One thing you may want to check is the water source that is going through the filter. Fill a glass with the water you have been using and see if it has the debris. Another thing you may want to do is use bottled or filtered water.
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Please be noticed that this kind of Lens filters is intended to protect your valuable camera lens against scratches and similar physical damage. Considering this, I don't think this filter may work as a Water-Resistant protection. Therefore, if you plan to use your digital camera pretty close to liquids/humid weather conditions (rain, waterfalls, fountains, etc.) the best protection you may get is using a camera rain cover.
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yes, but. You need to have the clear filter in place. The polarized filter I have won't stay on without the clear filter first.
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All filters have an optical coating. It is possible to stack this on or under other filters.
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Use lens cleaner approved for camera lenses (multicoated). Place a drop on lens tissue (not on the filter) and clean. You may need a dry tissues to get residual wetness off. After it is dry then you can use your microfiber cloth to clean up any lint. Repeat as needed.
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UV filter is pretty much just a lens protector. And I agree with Austin, get a circular polarizer. Also a ND filter is great for water shots, it'll let you have a longer shutter to get that milky look to the water.
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The packaging says it is fully coated...w/ ultra clear glass ensuring color balance is mainted. (ck out this ref. for more info: http://www.ourgreatshop.com/Hoya-40-5mm-HMC-UV-C-filter-P3864.aspx