I know there are differences of opinion regarding the use of UV filters. Some of you do not use them; others of you do. Some leave the UV filter attached to the lens at all times for protection; others remove it when taking shots. I choose to leave the UV on the lens at all times. My question is for those who leave the lens attached at all times, but wish to use a colored lens for a particular situation: Do you remove the UV filter and attach the colored filter directly to the lens, or do you mount the colored filter to the UV filter? Thanks.

-- Max Wall (mtwall@earthlink.net), April 04, 2002

Answers

I'm the most unrepentant UV filter user here, but I'd take off the UV before I put another hunk of glass onto the stack.

-- Michael Darnton (mdarnton@hotmail.com), April 04, 2002.

If I can get away with it (read: avoid vignetting) I just slap the color filter (usually a CC30M magenta) over the UV. What can I say, I'm lazy.

-- Anon Terry (anonht@yahoo.com), April 04, 2002.

Before B+W MRC UV filters I always took the UV off before using another type of filter. With the MRC's I leave them on, unless the additional filter will cause vignetting.

-- Jay (infinitydt@aol.com), April 04, 2002.

Agree with Jay. MRC makes all the difference.

-- Albert Knapp MD (albertknappmd@mac.com), April 04, 2002.

I don't use UV's on Leitz lenses, but if I did, I'd remove one filter before installing another. Two stacked filters add four surfaces and two air spaces between that lovely Leitz glass and your image. Opinions vary, of course.

-- Ben Hughes (ben@hughesbros.com), April 05, 2002.