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Hello All,

While reading several threads on this Kodak Forum and also while waiting on the delivery of my P880 ordered at Dell (Great discount found thanks to this forum), I see that a lot of people are using UV filter.

What is the exact use of a UV filter? Also, I don't see any for the P880? I am sorry to ask this most likely stupid question but I am moving from a point and shoot with only automatic features to, I hope, the next level.

So is there a UV filter for the P880 and would there be an interest to have one. Does it also offer protection of the lens?

Thanks for any input. It seems that this is a great forum and I hope to share with you some of my results.

Etienne
P880 (delivery expected 11/9)
 
A UV filter is not much use at all. It's like clear UV sunglass, good for your eyes but not much change in your view. Sometimes they say it darken the sky a little of your media is sensitive to UV rays. It does protect the lens however like a skylight filter.

The most popular filter is a polaroid filter (rotating or non-rotating). These filters do cut out light vibrating along all but one plane. You can eliminate reflections and glare significantly. My filter cuts polarized light by 3 stops.
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Don Schaeffer-Kodak Z740
 
HI Etienne, the main reason that I put one on mine is lens protection. The lens is way to close to the edge of the lens barrel, very easy to damage, smudge, etc. The UV filter has no bearing on exposure but takes some of the UV rays out or some of the blluishness out of scene, it is slight and I think a trained eye will probably notice the difference. There are other filters, 1A, haze, etc. that you can use in the same way. Just get one that is multi coated, a little more money but worth it.
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Thanks,
Joseph
P880
http://jmco007.smugmug.com/Other
 
John, I'm not sure if I already sent you this info, but I bought an "essentials Kit" for B&H Photo. It included a UV filter. a circullar poloizing fulter and warming filter. for 44.95 and a case to carry them in. Hope this helps.
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Diane
-P850-
 
John, I think Diane got a great price for the 3 filters and the case. A Polarizing one is very useful also. I think if you get a name brand, Lee, Hoya, Tiffen, B+W, to name a few. Just make sure it is multi coated is the only critical thing, that way you have both sides of the filter coated. I purchased a Tiffen TMC, 52mm, UV filter. Also a Hoya, 52mm, Cir-Polarizing filter.
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Thanks,
Joseph
P880
http://jmco007.smugmug.com/Other
 
OK, I went to B&H site and found the essential kit. Do I also need to buy the lens adapter from Kodak at 19.99 or does the kit contains it?

Thanks,

Etienne
 
Thanks Mike for this precious reply (at least to my eyes)

I will therefore buy a UV filter that will directly attach to the P880 (don't want to damage this baby)

Thanks,

Etienne
 
OK...went to the local camera shop...they've been around longer than me and picked up a Kenko UV Lens Filter with both sides coated for $20-

[The do not carry Kodak cameras but have the big KODAK paper and print display...oh well...I think the new "P" series would be a winner for them...]

The filter looks good...I was going to order online but I'm just tired of waiting for stuff...

Anyway, I feel a new level of light and scratch guard on my new P880 baby!

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-John Beatty
-P880-
http://johnbeatty.smugmug.com

http://bigbeatty.blogspot.com
 
techie59 said:
Did you take a multiple coat one or not?

Etienne
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Etienne-

The box it came in reads: Double Face Coated, so I'm going to assume it at least is coated on both sides...but don't know about multiple coats.

I did do a search on the other forums here and read that the multiple coats didn't really seem to have a better or worse effect than just a single coating.

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-John Beatty
-P880-
http://johnbeatty.smugmug.com

http://bigbeatty.blogspot.com
 
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