Hi All I have just received a skylight filter for my Canon XL2 to keep on my lens permanently,but I have noticed that it is pinkish. Will it have any effect on the finished video on anything such as lowlight,candlelight,or sunset filming.If so what filter would you recommend for keeping on all the time...................Pete.
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Skylight or UV Filter? (1 Viewer)
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Mike Powell
Hi Pete,
I have a UV filter on my XM2 which does not appear to affect the white balance. All I can suggest is to try shooting an identical scene with and without your Skylight filter to see if there is any effect. When shooting a sunset I always set the white balance to the Daylight setting to retain the true colours.
It is good to know that there is another wildlife videographer in the Nottingham area apart from me
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Mike
I have a UV filter on my XM2 which does not appear to affect the white balance. All I can suggest is to try shooting an identical scene with and without your Skylight filter to see if there is any effect. When shooting a sunset I always set the white balance to the Daylight setting to retain the true colours.
It is good to know that there is another wildlife videographer in the Nottingham area apart from me
.Mike
iveljay
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Back in the days of film I used Skylight filters 1a and 1b a lot of the time in summer to remove the blue cast you could get on transparency film, 1b being stronger that 1a.
Hoya used to have a chart of the various strengths of their CC (Colour Correcting) Filters. I tended to use the 1b a lot as I liked the effect.
UV filters were effectively clear and with modern glass didn't seem to have much effect - other than being another layer of glass - it was rumoured that older lenses needed them more than the then modern.
Many photo dealers don't know anything about CC filters these days since there is little transparency film shot - or cine - the other major user. I can see a good Skylight being quite useful for video and may try it one day.
I did leave UV filters on permanently for a bit, but I stopped doing that a lot of years ago when I really got into photography seriously and had to keep taking them off to fit other filters, hoods etc.
Hoya used to have a chart of the various strengths of their CC (Colour Correcting) Filters. I tended to use the 1b a lot as I liked the effect.
UV filters were effectively clear and with modern glass didn't seem to have much effect - other than being another layer of glass - it was rumoured that older lenses needed them more than the then modern.
Many photo dealers don't know anything about CC filters these days since there is little transparency film shot - or cine - the other major user. I can see a good Skylight being quite useful for video and may try it one day.
I did leave UV filters on permanently for a bit, but I stopped doing that a lot of years ago when I really got into photography seriously and had to keep taking them off to fit other filters, hoods etc.
