UV filter vs Polarizer filter  Started May 20, 2008 |
Discussions thread Barrie Davis Forum ProPosts: 21,459 Re:
Well... In reply to austin design, Jan 4, 2013  austin design
wrote:  tjack wrote:  Jim Boutilier wrote:  While digital
cameras are less sensitive to UV than film they are not immune
to the effects so where you are taking pictures of distant
landscapes, particularly at high altitudes, a UV filter han help
eliminate the "haze" or fog caused by the UV light.
Clarification... This is NOT the "haze" they cut down on. In the
old days of film, UV light would cause a haze on the film
itself. Or, UV light would bounce off particles in the air and
get recorded by the film. This had absolutely nothing to do with
the actual haze in the scene. Also, the film recorded too much
blue at high altitudes so a Skylight 1A or 1B was used to cut UV
and some blue.  These days, film and digital sensors assemblies
are not sensitive to UV light and do not create the haze as in
the old days. If there is haze in the scene,