not sure why you'd want one, unless you have UV sensitive eyes?
I want to protect the lens from dust and finger smudges
canon 18x50 have filter threads, 58mm, but thanks for the tip!!
If you'd said that earlier it might have helped. I suspect it might even be in the users manual. Certainly on the web!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=canon+IS+18x50+filter&btnG=Search
i figured they all have threads, but i'm wondering if it's a good idea using a Haze
or just a UV filter
i figured they all have threads, but i'm wondering if it's a good idea using a Haze
or just a UV filter
Just look at the difference,
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart_accessories&A=details&Q=&sku=594796&is=REG
"Simulated Image" it says
Hi, whats the best all around lens filter for Binoculars?
i don't think i want a Haze filter, but i guess someone knows better then me,
let me know,
Spatter, which Binocular do you own? In my experience, other than in some special photografic situations, the view through optics doesn´t benift from UV filters. I simply cannot see any difference when using a scope with or without uv or skylight filters. In some cases I found even some kind of degrading of the image caused by such filters. There is a kind of filter use that I can recommend, not for general use but for birdwatching at the water, e.g. for seawatching. There we have often situations where bright sunlight causes reflections at the water. A polarizing filter is able to reduce these reflection in a way that is very comfortable to the eye. Such a filter does also make sense for lots of photographic situations where reflections of light deteriorate details of the image. The big Canon binoculars have a 58mm thread as well as some quite common photo lenses. So if one owns already a compatible photo lens it´s possible to get some nice kind of synergy effect by buying such a filter. Note: if the threads aren´t full compatible it´s possible to bridge one step in thread size (e.g. 55mm->58mm) by using a thread adapter.
Steve
I suspect that the reason not many binoculars are equipped with either filter attachment or that there are few filters to be found is that the demand for that is to low (even non existent) for them to be considered.
Seems like it is just adding another layer of glass that may be unnecessary.
You may want to upgrade your binoculars to a pair with better coatings. If you're after the best image quality, adding another (usually inferior) piece of glass to the front can degrade image quality. I occasionally use a polarizer or warming filter, but won't put a UV filter in front of a good lens.
Very few have threads. They are handy to have though.
If you are birding you don't want a colored filter on your bin (a haze filter will take off some of the blue).
Use either a AR coated UV filter, neutral density (grey) filter (in bright environments) or a grey polarizing filter (useful looking out onto water or sand in the direction of the sun).