Sony A100 + Tamron ??????UV FILTER?????

infiniteMPG wrote:
I have a Sony A100 and a Tamron AF 18-250/3.5-6.3 DI II Macro Lens. I
have been having issues with clarity of my shots and lack of vivid
colors so I was wondering if my filter could have something to do with
it. I don't like hauling a lens like that into the wild without a
filter to protect the lens face. I have a Kenko PRO1 D UV (W) (62mm)
filter in the face of my lens.

Could this filter be messing with my autoficus and colors in my
shots?????

Thanks!


It is more likely to be your settings. All wide zooms are a compromise but
that lens is one of the better ones for sharpness, colour etc. What WB
setting are you using, what aperture, etc.? Have you got the "Super Steady
Shot" turned on? Is it on mode one or two?.

I won't use any filter on a digital camera, all filters slow the lens down,
but I know many people do. They serve no useful purpose other than as a de
facto lens cap.

BlackShadow