Why should I use a UV filter?

~ Ber Himwich

A UV (ultraviolet) lens filter protects your lenses from scratches, finger prints, and damage to the front of the lens.

It also makes colors more vibrant by removing haze from UV light, but the difference is subtle.

Make sure to buy one that fits the filter size of your lens. There is a very small image of a circle with a line through it on the front lens, next to which there is a number. If the number, for example, is 77, that means you should use a 77mm filter (the measurements are in millimeters).

Prices range from less than $10 to well over $100. Some brands include Hoya, Tiffen, Urth, and Zeiss.

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Published by Ber Himwich

I started photography in the late 90s on a Pentax K1000, a manual film SLR. Most of my shots are compositional instead of "memory shots." I use a Sony a7 II, a Sony a6600, a Sony RX10 IV, a Sony RX100 VII, a Nikon P1000, Adobe Lightroom (for general editing), and Adobe Photoshop Elements (for remixes). For video, I use a Sony AX100 Handycam and Apple iMovie. Some of my favorite places to take pictures are here in Albuquerque, including downtown, the BioPark botanical gardens, and 2nd Street. My Apple Music handle is @berhimwich.

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