Articles Table of Contents   Page 1: Filters for Protection, Polarization, Infrared and Ultraviolet Page 2: Tips for Buying Filters Page 3: Do Filters Degrade Image Quality? Page 4: Color balance of UV filters. Page 5: Neutral Density Filters Page 6: Filter—B+W UV 010 UV (clear) Page 7: Filter—B+W 103 0.9 ND, 3-stop neutral density Page 8: Filter—Hoya HMC Super UV 0 (clear) Page 9: Filter—B+W 091 Deep Red Page 10: Filter—B+W 092 Infrared Pass Page 11: Filter—B+W 093 Infrared Pass Page 12: Filter—Hoya R72 Infrared Pass Page 13: Filter—B+W 486 UV-IR Cut Page 14: Filter—B+W 486 Infrared Cut Page 15: Filter—Baader Venus Ultraviolet Cut Page 16: Filter—Kenko DR655 Infrared Cut Page 17: Filter—B+W 403 Ultraviolet Pass Page 18: Filter—Baader Venus Ultraviolet Pass Page 19: Filter—Baader Venus II Ultraviolet Pass Page 20: Filter—XNite BPG 750nm Infrared Bandpass Page 21: Filter—XNite BPG 830nm Infrared Bandpass Page 22: Filter—XNite BPG 950nm Infrared Bandpass

Filters: B+W UV 010

Graphs are in nanometers. Visible light is approximately 390 - 650 nm (the human eye can see very weakly into the 700-800nm range). Graphs used by permission of Coastal Optical System.

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Spectral transmission — B+W UV 010

This is what an ideal UV filter should do: pass the visible spectrum at with a nice flat transmission curve.

Be sure to get the scratch-resistant “MRC” version. Don’t waste your money on the “slim” versions which are a nuisance as well (lens cap won’t fit).

The B+W UV 010 MRC is my preferred protective filter for all my lenses.

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