Re: Newbie

[Daniel Flather <pincher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

WELCOME!

Go to :
www.bhphoto.com
to get the filter, and search, let us see your results when you get to
it!

-Daniel
Canada

Andreas wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone!
> 
> My name is Andreas and I am a Student at the University of Vienna.
> 
> I am interested in UV (!) Photography, but was told that you also
> cover that here (don't want to intrude on enemy turf, though).
> 
> Primarily I want to adopt an insect's point of view, which extends
> into the UV-wavelength, though not very far.
> 
> My setup is a Canon 50mm with a Cokin P filter holder. Unfortunately
> I do not yet have a UV-transmitting Filter (the difficulty in getting
> a Kodak Wratten #18a combined with the arrogance of the local sellers
> has already delayed this project for several months).
> 
> Therefore I would very much appreciate any suggestions on how to get
> a suitable Filter sent to Vienna. My best bet at the moment is a
> Hoya 360 (53mm diameter or square) sent from the US (no idea how long it
> would take) for ~100$. Unfortunately I have no clear picture of how
> the filter would look like, but since I am beyond caring now, I'd
> probably
> glue it to my Filter Holder or somesuch (I do not plan to use this
> system for anything else).
> 
> Furthermore, I am not sure how much UV can penetrate through the 50mm,
> it was suggested to me that one can remove the coating of the lenses,
> which would involve opening the 50mm and removing the lenses & getting
> them back. Please tell me if you think that's feasible.
> 
> Thank you for your time
> 
> Regards
> Andreas
> 
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