Will this lens protect scene against direct light? Seeking a solution to video clear content of person pointing flashlight beam directly at lens. Thnx
806296
Yes it will but you might need to put the 0.8 and the 0.4 both on at the same time they will screw into each other and its called stacking
60497
No, but there's a small chance anything might harm the lens in my opinion. Coverage is great but just like phone cases the camera lens is exposed. Hope this helped
838791
I bought the VF-4 to help me with composition in bright sunlight. Whatever you see in the viewfinder isn't going to affect the image quality of the final photograph. (I too use this on an E-PL 5.
973156
Another reviewer mentioned that there's a thin plastic protective coat over the lens that some people are not removing before using. Is this possibly your issue?
350251
One more thing, unless you have excellent light collection, I'd be careful. Both of these lenses absorb some light, and at maximum magnification the image may be too dark.
402928
Not really,not for this lens. It lets in a good bit of light and shoots a pretty wide shot,so it isn't something you would use like a telephoto lens. I've not had any times with it where I wished I had it.
1048187
Yes, it will throw light at night. Be aware of the inverse square law which states that the intensity of light decreases with the inverse of the square of the distance. In English, it will illuminate a person standing close to the camera, but it will not iluminate the mountains in the background. You will get the most pleasing light patterns if you swivel the flash head and bounce the light off a nearby surface, which will reduce the harshness of any direct flash. It's a cheap flash, it throws a decent amount of light. It's suited to the amateur market, not of professional quality.
2280324
I never tried looking a a computer screen with the lens before but, I tried it just now for you and it seemed to do the job well. Your eye can be very close to the lens, right up on it really. Hope this helped you out. PS. I really like this light.
1709902
Hello, HG, I have to admit I have twice now used the blacklight flashlight at night just to look for pet urine and I haven't been wearing protective UV glasses. I just had a long discussion about this with my spouse who was a scientist and who told me that for my small use of that flashlight there is very little likelihood of my having any damage to my eyes; however, "little likelihood" is not a comforting thought to me and so I think I will acquire a pair of those glasses. I don't like to take chances with my eyes. Thank you for mentioning this possible problem.
1205533
OK it's just a lens and it's fixed at f:8 so unless you're shooting at a very high ISO it's not going to work in low light. Also it's not the clearest lens in the world....
2219274
No. The case is far enough away from the actual lens of the camera to not interfere with it. It DOES change the throw pattern of the flash (noticed really only when using as a flashlight) in that it narrows the spread of the flashlight just a bit. It does not IMO really reduce any functionality of the flashlight it just makes the spread of the light drop off a bit more sharply around the edges that the light without the case. I haven't noticed this as a problem with the light being used as flash for the camera but in theory I suppose it could if you took some pics of calibration charts in the dark or something.
700210
I have had good luck using this with a 3 D player. for the safety of your laser lens, make sure this cleaner disk is cleaned regular.
1476725
I'm using this lens for long range stills... like a shot of a full moon I have it mounted on a Nikon D3100 with a doubler 2X making it a 1000mm Zoom lens. The first thing I noticed was that I couldn't hold it still enough to take a picture without some sort of stabilizer (recommend a tripod), the second thing is the light was really low, which for my purpose was perfect. I haven't tried it for any moving objects.
19800
It has performed very well for me in low light situations. I have been startled a few times by the brightness of the recorded image. I usually use a Pentax 18-250mm lens.
2270631
No issues for me with flare...if course if I am shooting directly i not the sun as with any lens its best to shade the lens ..I use a foldable reflector
1690123
I did not try doing that. I'm assuming this is a special glass which will not reflect back at the lens or cause any distortion. If this glass is meant to be like a protective cover in front of the projector, just maintain (in my opinion) around 10-12 inches of distance. The lamp cooling fans are in front so you'd like to leave space for efficient air flow.
1166866
How does it works? I have an OlloClip lens for my iphone 4, and i cant take photos with flash, because the lens cover the flash next to the camera, so i have to turn off the flash to take pictures at night. How does it work?