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Is Hoya UV OK with adapter on G9

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Many thanks gkl. The ability to hold the adapter would be a prime reason for me to buy. I just told a member that I had decided to stay without the adapter but do appreciate all the fine advice I received. I think the integrity of the G9 is harmed, to say the least, by any additional units to the body. Just my opinion. Take care.
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Russ

 
I have the lensmate adapter and feel its a good item to have around....

I also purchased a polarizer and a infra red filter and a macro filter for the G9...

The lensmate adapter is well built and better than the Canon version....

For me it add's to the G9 capability....

First the adapter lets me get a better hold on the camera body and i can steady it much better and it balances the camera also.

Second, just the adapter without any filter gives the lens more protection from bumps and such.... I don't want to have to send my G9 in to Canon for a jammed lens...

The adapter gives the G9 more versatility by allowing different kinds of filters...

The G9 is also one of few camera's capable of shooting infrared pictures and
you have to have an adapter for that filter...

The macro filter on the adapter lets the camera have even better macro work.

The polarizer is just another tool to put on the G9 to make nice pictures even better pictures....

Oh, did I mention the adapter just addes more fun factor to an allready fun camera......
 
Dang it, just when I had about decided not to get an adapter you come in with these sensible words. I guess I am going to have to spend the bucks. I can only afford a bit so will go for the adapter and UV. Thanks so much.
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Russ

 
rkhndjr said:
Dang it, just when I had about decided not to get an adapter you come
in with these sensible words. I guess I am going to have to spend the
bucks. I can only afford a bit so will go for the adapter and UV.
Thanks so much.
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Russ

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I like grabbing ahold of the camera with unconcern with the adapter on it. I recall times without the adapter when my thumb would accidently push the little lens leaves apart and impart a thumbprint on the lens. Camera looks good with and without the adapter.

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5D and G9
Happy together.
 
I support the use of a filter on the G9 (or G7) to protect the lens and keep dust out. However, I don't care for the Hoya UV(0) filter, coated or not; as it imparts a pale greenish color cast. Not good for people! Lay the filter on a sheet of high whiteness paper and you'll see the color cast. That same trick is also a good way to see the differences in tint of various brands of 81 series filters and Skylight filters.

Instead of the UV filter, I use a Hoya multi-coated clear filter which is colorless.

If you really want a UV filter, the B+W 010 UV's are colorless, and so are the Nikon L37c, although not available in 58 mm. I use 62 mm L37c filters on my DSLR lenses.
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Jerry
 
Well Russ, it's up to you and your pocketbook. My comment is this. I am using an older B&W UV 010 off an older SLR I have, but also recently purchased a HOYA Circ Polorizer on the Lensmate site. The B&W is just Quality. No way around it. For the Price I am a little dissappointed with the HOYA. Not from a utility point of view as I am pleased with the photos I've taken (although not fully tested) but the actual quality of manufacture. Hoya seems kinda cheap... thin glass etc. Doesn't like to be cleaned. The B&W... a success on all fronts. Only my opinion- and I am just an amature so really an opinion. Good luck

And I said this before but I do really like the lensmate. Protection for hard usage and comfortable to hold the camera stable.
 
glad I read this. I always used B&W on my 30D lenses and hate cheap filters. The clear Hoya or B&W you mention is what I will get. Thanks,
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Russ

 
Many thanks. B&W is all I used on my 30D lenses and they are so much better than Hoya. I am going for that B&W 010. CP is too expensive rig ht now.
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Russ

 
Name brand multicoated filter. It doesn't much matter who you buy it from. It might be more critical which name brand for closeup lenses, since there is the question of how well perfectly good filters will mate with the optics of your lens. All that matters with uv filters is that they be truely flat ground, to avoid distortion, and coated to avoid flare problems. Multicoated Hoya, e.g., from Lensmate and from another dealer are the same.

Will
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Will Pratt
Barrick Museum, UNLV
 
If you don't want to share filters with a dslr,t here's no reason to go with a circular polarizer over a linear polarizer. A dslr needs a CP for autofocus to work through it. The different autofocus system of a p&s works fine through a PL, which costs less.

Will
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Will Pratt
Barrick Museum, UNLV
 
jerryk said:
A polarizing filter polarizes the light so only light from certain
angle of incidence gets past. A circular polarizing (CP) filter is a
variant lets you rotate the element so you can determine which angles
are filtered out and the effect.
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There are two common types of polarizing filters for cameras, linear and circular (the later is commonly referred to as a CPL). Both filters need to be rotated to realize the full effect. Generally they are most effective when set 90º to the light source. A CPL contains an additional filter (usually a quarter-wave plate) that converts the linearly polarized light to circular. These are required for DSRLs (actually just about any camera that uses TTL metering), because of the way the auto-focus system works - which is different from most (if not all) P&S cameras.

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I don't follow you here. I reread your previous reply and then mine in which I said I was going for the B&W 010. Are you saying the Lensmate UV was good enough to make you happy? I have made no decision yet, no hurry. I still feel the adapter is not for me since it would take away from the G9. I plan to buy a SC-DC55A when they become available.
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Russ

 
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