On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 23:46:35 GMT, Taliesin2 wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 02:47:50 -0800 (PST), bigrocketman3@webtv.net
>(Steve McDonald) wrote:
>
>>Ultra-Violet/Haze filters can give a slight optical advantage when
>>taking long shots across a smoky or foggy area. Residents of the LA
>>Basin take note of this. Also, at high elevations or in equatorial
>>zones, they may reduce optical aberrations caused by high levels of UV
>>light. Perhaps those in Oceana, under the ozone hole, might benefit
>>more in this regard??

>Thank you for the informative post. I much appreciate it. :-)

Except that it was not correct - UV filters have
little to no effect on normal multi-element lenses,
and, as another poster pointed out, video CCDs are
also not very sensitive to UV, unlike film...