[littledrawe]

Awesome Mike! You could Photoshop any movie name into the marquee there and get people to think you took that long ago. Of course if they don't look too closely at the cars.

[Michi Joel]

Ken, lovely!

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I teach a night photography workshop, and here is one from our light trails segment, last night at Twin Peaks, San Francisco:

Rendezvous
Rendezvous
K5 & Sigma 10-20

I love this shot! i want one copy of this lens now!

[Tamia]

I have given up using filters to protect the lens although a filter did protect the front element on one lens a few years ago. However, I am wondering if I should put something in front of the 10-20. That front element sticks out pretty far, even with the hood. What are others doing with it? I am not asking about the wisdom of using filters in general but just to protect the front element of the 10-20. Thanks for your thoughts.

I have a Hoya Pro1 Digital MC UV(0) on mine. The hood alone does not provide a lot of protection on this 77mm lens front and the filter is beautifully thin. OK, it's not cheap if I scratch the filter, but it's certainly cheaper than actually scratching the lens. And, it doesn't effect the IQ much.
YMMV

I've mixed feelings about using UV filters on my lenses, though because I shoot outside in environments hostile to lens elements (river spray, road grit kicked up by passing motor vehicles, rain washing down through overhanging trees), I have one on each of my lenses, just in case, along with a lens hood.

I was very glad to have a UV filter on my Sigma 10-20mm when scrambling on (dry, as it happens) riverside rocks one day. Somehow I missed my footing, fell forward with the camera slung around my neck, and the camera swung ahead of me. The impact on rock was taken mainly by the front edge of the lens. The hood popped off (unbroken), and when I stood up I was at first too sick to look. My Sigma lens was only a few weeks old at that point, the most expensive lens I owned, and I couldn't afford to replace it. When I did look, I found a badly cracked filter. Afraid pieces of glass might have broken and hit the front lens element, I carefully unscrewed the filter, holding the lens so the front element was aimed at the ground, so any chips would fall down and out. Well, the lens element was just fine and I saw no filter glass pieces. I then shot a photo of the broken filter using my 10-20, to be sure the camera still worked:



I used a blower on the lens just in case, pocketed the filter, packed away the lens in my bag, and continued my scramble, but with the kit lens, not wishing to tempt fate. Oh, and the camera was OK, too. Not even a scratch. The K-200D is one tough camera.

It has to be said that if the camera or lens hit the rock in a different way, the filter may have been of no help, and might even have damaged the lens. Luck surely plays a role in such accidents.

I've since experimented with shooting the same scenes and objects within minutes of one another, both with and without the UV filter, and haven't noticed much difference in IQ, which I can resolve with post-processing. So I continue using the protective filters on my lenses when shooting outdoors. Who knows, someday I might change my mind.

[calicojack]

And that's exactly why I believe in "Protective" Filters.

[Damian.T]

And I'll second that!
There've been numerous times from motoring events that I've ended up with mud on the filter… I get way too close to the action at times!

[Michi Joel]

My 1st Foto with 10-20 !

[atupdate]

I cannot remember the last time I had this lens on the camera. Shot a few at floor level of the foster puppies this AM. The puppies are now at SICSA.org and one has already been adopted.

I didn't have room to lay down and use the viewfinder so I just pointed the camera in the general direction. The wide angle lens provided great depth of field and room to rotate and crop. Bounced the flash off the ceiling and used a bounce card to provide some highlights in the eyes.







Tim

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Last edited by atupdate; 12-17-2014 at 06:45 AM.

[Michi Joel]

[Lauke_101]

[Sinister]

Great lense, but to be challenged by my newly acquired MT 9-18mm

[nanhi]

Great lense, but to be challenged by my newly acquired MT 9-18mm

Googled MT 9-18mm zoom lens, but came out with just the Olympus M Zuiko 9-18mm ED Lens.
What is this MT 9-18 ?? Russian or German or Korean brand ??
Can you post a side by side photo of the same subject taken by both the lenses.
Regards.

[Sinister]

Sorry for the typo, i was referring to the MFT 9-18mm for Olympus. I'll use it on my OM-D E-M5 as soon as it arrives.

[ClinchShots]

Anyone looking to sell? I want one pronto

[Sinister]

I'd sell one, but Arizona is a bit far away

[furryurry]

Into the wild.