Filter Question...Need some specific insight

[neuroanatomist]

I looked at the last photos that were shot of the light in the ceiling and the MRC filter and the non filter shots look almost identical. The non MC filter does show more problematic areas and more haze. Am I seeing this right?

That's my take. In my experience as well, B+W MRC vs. no filter doesn't look significantly different - that's why I pay $70-100 for each B+W UV filter. Also, it's not just the number of coatings - the quality of the coatings (and glass itself) makes a difference as well. A quick search on Amazon shows a "Zeikos 77mm Multi-Coated UV Filter" for $8 - I would bet that even a single-coated B+W filter would be much better.

[Kayaker72]

I looked at the last photos that were shot of the light in the ceiling and the MRC filter and the non filter shots look almost identical. The non MC filter does show more problematic areas and more haze. Am I seeing this right?
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That is what I am seeing too.


Regarding the MRC vs "no UV filter": At an angle, I actually think the picture is a bit better with the MRC filter (less haze at the top lip), but for all intents and purposes, they are the same. Going straight into the light thepicturesare alsovery similar. The differences may be due to a slight angle change (note the corner of the shelf and some of the patterns in the ceiling) due to my less than professional test. But with the MRC I notice afaint partialhalo just beneath the light and just slightly more "haze" to the top left of the light.


But getting back to your point, to me, the canon UV filter (no MC)really stands out as significantly worse while I'd consider the B+W MRC and the "no UV filter" pictures to essentially be the same.

[freelanceshots]

Me and the other photographers that do this work travel with specific equipment where we have a pretty fast paced schedule. I use a flash, full power just to soften the shadows and at f/16 you would need multiple high power strobes to over power the outside light plus that would over power the interior lights which need to appear on as well. Big flashs or strobes inside creates obvious strong directional shadows where you can usually see that in your images and thats not what the company I work for wants. I Don't always use/need the polarizer filter inside but it can really improve the pictures as the furniture and artwork just turn white from the reflections of the outside light. There are other ways to approach these types of things but I'm set on a pretty demanding schedule where there's just not enough time to spend hours in one area. So far I've done thousands of images like this but sometimes it just means more work in Photoshop which I'm trying to always shorten that time down.

[Sean Setters]

I just want to say "bravo!" to all who jumped in to provide real user experiences. Fantastic to actually see the differences. Well done everyone.