Need "wide angle" filter?
I need a 72 Tiffen 812 filter for my:
Nikon 24-85 f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus lens. I see that a "wide angle" version of the filter is available at considerably higher price. Is this required? What are its advantages? Thanks in advance for your help. Mike. |
"Mike - EMAIL IGNORED" wrote in message
... I need a 72 Tiffen 812 filter for my: Nikon 24-85 f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus lens. I see that a "wide angle" version of the filter is available at considerably higher price. Is this required? What are its advantages? Can't answer the "required" part, but i'd guess with a 24mm wide end it would help. The WA filter simply has a very thin profile, meaning the ordinarily thick metal ring is rather thinner. There is less chance of the metal ring intruding on the corners of your frame, commonly referred to as vignetting. -- Martin Francis http://www.sixbysix.co.uk "Go not to Usenet for counsel, for it will say both no, and yes, and no, and yes...." |
"Mike - EMAIL IGNORED" wrote in message
... I need a 72 Tiffen 812 filter for my: Nikon 24-85 f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus lens. I see that a "wide angle" version of the filter is available at considerably higher price. Is this required? What are its advantages? Can't answer the "required" part, but i'd guess with a 24mm wide end it would help. The WA filter simply has a very thin profile, meaning the ordinarily thick metal ring is rather thinner. There is less chance of the metal ring intruding on the corners of your frame, commonly referred to as vignetting. -- Martin Francis http://www.sixbysix.co.uk "Go not to Usenet for counsel, for it will say both no, and yes, and no, and yes...." |
Mike - EMAIL IGNORED wrote:
I need a 72 Tiffen 812 filter for my: Nikon 24-85 f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus lens. I see that a "wide angle" version of the filter is available at considerably higher price. Is this required? What are its advantages? That is a "thin" version that increases the length of the front end as little as possible to prevent vignetting at wide angle and/or widest aperture. These thin versions usually don't have the female thread on the front and hence no other filters can be stacked on. I would think that for your lens, as long as you use one filter only (eg: remove any "protective" filter before adding the 812) that the vignetting might nor occur at all with only that filter in place. If you've seen vignetting in your wide angle shots, then it might be a good idea to get the thin version and use it w/o a skylight or UV filter in place. Cheers, Alan -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
Mike - EMAIL IGNORED wrote:
I need a 72 Tiffen 812 filter for my: Nikon 24-85 f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus lens. I see that a "wide angle" version of the filter is available at considerably higher price. Is this required? What are its advantages? That is a "thin" version that increases the length of the front end as little as possible to prevent vignetting at wide angle and/or widest aperture. These thin versions usually don't have the female thread on the front and hence no other filters can be stacked on. I would think that for your lens, as long as you use one filter only (eg: remove any "protective" filter before adding the 812) that the vignetting might nor occur at all with only that filter in place. If you've seen vignetting in your wide angle shots, then it might be a good idea to get the thin version and use it w/o a skylight or UV filter in place. Cheers, Alan -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
Mike - EMAIL IGNORED wrote:
I need a 72 Tiffen 812 filter for my: Nikon 24-85 f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus lens. I see that a "wide angle" version of the filter is available at considerably higher price. Is this required? What are its advantages? That is a "thin" version that increases the length of the front end as little as possible to prevent vignetting at wide angle and/or widest aperture. These thin versions usually don't have the female thread on the front and hence no other filters can be stacked on. I would think that for your lens, as long as you use one filter only (eg: remove any "protective" filter before adding the 812) that the vignetting might nor occur at all with only that filter in place. If you've seen vignetting in your wide angle shots, then it might be a good idea to get the thin version and use it w/o a skylight or UV filter in place. Cheers, Alan -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
Mike - EMAIL IGNORED wrote:
I need a 72 Tiffen 812 filter for my: Nikon 24-85 f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus lens. I see that a "wide angle" version of the filter is available at considerably higher price. Is this required? What are its advantages? Thanks in advance for your help. Mike. Go for a 72mm-77mm step-up ring and the 77mm version of the 812. Probably cheaper overall, and will allow further stacking. Cheers, |
Mike - EMAIL IGNORED wrote:
I need a 72 Tiffen 812 filter for my: Nikon 24-85 f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus lens. I see that a "wide angle" version of the filter is available at considerably higher price. Is this required? What are its advantages? Thanks in advance for your help. Mike. Go for a 72mm-77mm step-up ring and the 77mm version of the 812. Probably cheaper overall, and will allow further stacking. Cheers, |
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