Nikon D70 Questions

In article ,
Brian C. Baird wrote:

In article ,
NVALID says...
I've never used one, and never scratched a lens in 40 years... How
careful are
you? Sometimes knowing that the lens is fragile will help you take better
care
of your camera... of course you may need to protect it in harsh
environments
like at the foundry in a wind storm...

I'm careful...can't say the same for the yahoo who nailed the front
element of my best lens with a hard-thrown iceball one morning.

Cracked the UV filter, rather than the front element.

Note to self: Use UV filter during snowball fights.

Not that snow was all that common in central california, mind.
Never saw it coming. Dang snipers.

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:07:40 -0700, Steve Hix
wrote:

In article ,
Bob wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:14:26 GMT, "Dennis D. Carter"
wrote:

1. Is a protective filter for the lens really necessary?

I've never used one, and never scratched a lens in 40 years... How careful are
you? Sometimes knowing that the lens is fragile will help you take better care
of your camera... of course you may need to protect it in harsh environments
like at the foundry in a wind storm...

I'm careful...can't say the same for the yahoo who nailed the front
element of my best lens with a hard-thrown iceball one morning.


That's a bitch!

I guess if something's gonna happen - it will... with my luck I'd buy a filter
and put it on and then drop the camera and smash the camera!

It's like service extended warranties, I guess. I've saved enough money never
buying them to pay to replace anything I own, easy!

They are only useful if you want you lens to stay in good shape. A filter
can be thrown away when it gets uncleanable. You don't want to do that with
a lens.
I'd suggest the Hoya multicoat UV filter as a reasonably priced filter
that is not going to have flaws that will show up in your picture. Nikon
filters are overpriced as are the German filters. Tiffens are okay but not
coated. Sigma, Quantary, and a million other off brands are pure junk.

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"Dennis D. Carter" wrote in message
...
I just purchased a Nikon D70 kit and have a few questions I hope you can
help with.

1. Is a protective filter for the lens really necessary? If yes, does it
adversely affect digital pictures?

I've read conflicting articles on the need for these and their effect on
pictures.

2. If a protective filter is a good idea, where, what brand, and what type
should I get?

I've been looking for a 67mm clear Nikon filter but apparently nobody
sells
them. Some camera shops have recommended Quarantary, Sigma, Hoya, Tiffen,
and B+W, mostly the UV kind. But, articles I've read say that UV filters
are not good for digital cameras.

3. Slightly off topic but what do you recommend for a printer?

I'd like to print up to 8.5 x 11 pictures. I have an old inkjet but was
thinking of getting either an HP 7960 or Epson PictureMate. The
PictureMate
only prints 4 x 6, but has exceptionally good quality.

Help.....and thanks.

Dennis D. Carter

In article ,
NVALID says...
Note to self: Use UV filter during snowball fights.

Not that snow was all that common in central california, mind.
Never saw it coming. Dang snipers.

They're sneaky and they hide in the bushes!

"Tony Spadaro" wrote in message
. com...
They are only useful if you want you lens to stay in good shape. A filter
can be thrown away when it gets uncleanable. You don't want to do that
with
a lens.
I'd suggest the Hoya multicoat UV filter as a reasonably priced filter
that is not going to have flaws that will show up in your picture. Nikon
filters are overpriced as are the German filters. Tiffens are okay but not
coated. Sigma, Quantary, and a million other off brands are pure junk.

--
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
The Improved Links Pages are at
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
A sample chapter from my novel "Haight-Ashbury" is at
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html
"Dennis D. Carter" wrote in message
...
I just purchased a Nikon D70 kit and have a few questions I hope you can
help with.

1. Is a protective filter for the lens really necessary? If yes, does
it
adversely affect digital pictures?

I've read conflicting articles on the need for these and their effect on
pictures.

2. If a protective filter is a good idea, where, what brand, and what
type
should I get?

I've been looking for a 67mm clear Nikon filter but apparently nobody
sells
them. Some camera shops have recommended Quarantary, Sigma, Hoya,
Tiffen,
and B+W, mostly the UV kind. But, articles I've read say that UV
filters
are not good for digital cameras.

3. Slightly off topic but what do you recommend for a printer?

I'd like to print up to 8.5 x 11 pictures. I have an old inkjet but was
thinking of getting either an HP 7960 or Epson PictureMate. The
PictureMate
only prints 4 x 6, but has exceptionally good quality.

Help.....and thanks.

Dennis D. Carter


I let one of my children use my camera (film) some years ago to take their
own shots. When I came to use I found the uv filter was shattered. I removed
it and carefully cleaned he lens and it was OK not a scratch. I swear by
them because, I reckon if I hadn't fitted the filter I would have had to buy
a new lens. MikeS

"Dennis D. Carter" wrote in message ...
I just purchased a Nikon D70 kit and have a few questions I hope you can
help with.

1. Is a protective filter for the lens really necessary? If yes, does it
adversely affect digital pictures?

I just received the D-70 kit from Adorama, and bought a Tiffen UV
filter to match:

Tiffen / TF67UVW Tiffen 67mm UV (Ultra Violet) Wide Angle Thin Glass
Filter

With this filter installed, there is nothing that the lens cap can
grip onto. So I either can have the filter on the lens, or the lens
cap on the lens. This seems to defeat the purpose of protecting the
lens.

Does anyone have a recommened filter *other* than this Tiffen?

Will vignetting be a problem with physically deeper filters when
combined with the 17-70 lens?

Regards
Peter

In article ,
(Peter) wrote:

Does anyone have a recommened filter *other* than this Tiffen?

Will vignetting be a problem with physically deeper filters when
combined with the 17-70 lens?

I have a UV Guard made for Omega,....I believe its a Hoya.
The lens appears to have very slight vignetting at the widest
aperture with the shortest focal length, it relatively a non issue
because I typically stop down to 5.6 and the problem disappears
at 4.5
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What if anything is too serious to be joked about?
Do you ever spit or pick your nose in public?

i have the regular tiffen on the kit and no problems with the lens cap. i
had asked about getting the thin filter because of fear of vignetting on
such a wide lens (18mm) but was assured it would not be a problem... and it
is not. adorama are good people, why not exchange it for the regular
tiffen? it is actually a couple of dollars less than the wide angle thin
version.

"Peter" wrote in message
om...
"Dennis D. Carter" wrote in message
...
I just purchased a Nikon D70 kit and have a few questions I hope you can
help with.

1. Is a protective filter for the lens really necessary? If yes, does
it
adversely affect digital pictures?

I just received the D-70 kit from Adorama, and bought a Tiffen UV
filter to match:

Tiffen / TF67UVW Tiffen 67mm UV (Ultra Violet) Wide Angle Thin Glass
Filter

With this filter installed, there is nothing that the lens cap can
grip onto. So I either can have the filter on the lens, or the lens
cap on the lens. This seems to defeat the purpose of protecting the
lens.

Does anyone have a recommened filter *other* than this Tiffen?

Will vignetting be a problem with physically deeper filters when
combined with the 17-70 lens?

Regards
Peter

"Peter" wrote in message
om...
"Dennis D. Carter" wrote in message
...
I just purchased a Nikon D70 kit and have a few questions I hope you can
help with.

1. Is a protective filter for the lens really necessary? If yes, does
it
adversely affect digital pictures?

I just received the D-70 kit from Adorama, and bought a Tiffen UV
filter to match:

Tiffen / TF67UVW Tiffen 67mm UV (Ultra Violet) Wide Angle Thin Glass
Filter

With this filter installed, there is nothing that the lens cap can
grip onto. So I either can have the filter on the lens, or the lens
cap on the lens. This seems to defeat the purpose of protecting the
lens.

Does anyone have a recommened filter *other* than this Tiffen?

Will vignetting be a problem with physically deeper filters when
combined with the 17-70 lens?

Regards
Peter


I use Hoya Pro1 UV filters on my Canon lens. They are thin and super
mulitcoated. A bit pricey though. No problem with the lens cap, unless your
Nikon cap is special.

In article ,
Brian C. Baird wrote:

In article ,
NVALID says...
Note to self: Use UV filter during snowball fights.

Not that snow was all that common in central california, mind.
Never saw it coming. Dang snipers.

They're sneaky and they hide in the bushes!

This one drove by...