UV Filters and light ghostings

[Josh]

I'm sure this is somthing that many you have experienced. I picked up a tiffen UV filter for one of my lenses for the protection purpose after a close call with droping i took one picture of a train and noticed a huge problem. huge ugly greenish blueish light ghostings of the locomotive headlights that are nearly impossible to photoshop out especially when they occure on the front of the locomotive. Which makes me wonder, are there such filters that don't make light ghostings?

[Brian_F]

You need to get a multicoated filter designed to reduce flare.
Those are the only filters you should use. They'll usually have
MC or HMC or Multicoated in the name. You'll also be able to tell
them apart because they'll cost substantially more than the
uncoated ones. While you're at it forget UV filters unless you're
above 10,000 feet. I use Hoya 81B or 812 warming filters that
give a little correction for cloudy conditions and also brings down
the blue a little from an open blue sky. If it's going to be there
anyway you might as well get some work out of it.

[MagnumForce]

Even the most expensive UV filters give headlight ghosting. Ditch the filter period and use a lens hood. Digital is much different in this regard than film.

[J T]

Even the most expensive UV filters give headlight ghosting. Ditch the filter period and use a lens hood.

Agreed. Using UV filters "for lens protection" is such a novice concept.

[MDH]

Even the most expensive UV filters give headlight ghosting. Ditch the filter period and use a lens hood.

Agreed. Using UV filters "for lens protection" is such a novice concept.

+1

Yup, gave that up years ago, the lens hood does a good job protecting the front of the lens and I almost never have flare/ghosting type of issues ever since.

[tsinoms]

Even the most expensive UV filters give headlight ghosting. Ditch the filter period and use a lens hood.

Agreed. Using UV filters "for lens protection" is such a novice concept.

Russ knows this first hand too. *In a Peter Griffin like fashion* The filter can also be... A lens cap.

[mike nowakowski]

I dont even use a UV filterone because of that, I just have a lens hood to protect the lens.