do you use a filter on your DP2 Quattro, and which one?

Do you use a filter on your DP2 Quattro, and which one, i.e.,

clear or UV, and which make and model?

miro3 said:

Do you use a filter on your DP2 Quattro, and which one, i.e.,

clear or UV, and which make and model?

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I never use UV filters. Only filter I have used is a Sigma circular polarizer.

miro3 said:

Do you use a filter on your DP2 Quattro, and which one, i.e.,

clear or UV, and which make and model?

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I use a clear for generally just added protection and a circular polariser for bright/contrasty days/scenes. Both B+W brands.

No, filters degrade image quality.

Mike P

I have not used one yet but I can see that with the DP2Q's shutter speed limitations of 1/1250 wide open, an ND filter would be useful to have around on occasion.

Generally I agree that filters degrade the image. Avoid them whenever possible.

Reasons for using a filter - lens protection. Depending on where and how you take images - a filter might be called for. After all it is better to have blowing dirt/sand to damage the coating on a filter than the coating on a lens or in the case of a fixed lens camera - the camera.

Reasons for not using a filter - flare is probably the biggest one. Extra glass can result in flare.

If you do use a filter make it the best optical quality. B+W makes good filters. Stay away from the cheap ones.

I always have a filter on my camera. I've had filters save my bacon more than once and if you use a camera for long enough you will have a filter save you bacon. However, unless the conditions are such that I need a filter on, I screw it off when actually taking a shot.

I use a Sigma UV filter on mine, just like I did with my previous DP2M. The front lens element is quite exposed on the DP2, so I prefer to protect it a bit.

Adding the UV filter increases the risk of flare (the only real life image degradation), so you want to use a hood. Ironically, adding the hood reduces the need of the filter in the first place ;-)

With my DP3M I used neither a filter nor a hood since the front element was recessed at typical focus distances.