Filters

[Slim ThuG]

lets have a discussion about the various filters that are avaliable and what they are used for. Some examples would be great as well.

Let the discussion begin:rock:

[Todd Spoth]

good topic guys.

i guess ill break it down with a little FYI.

there are 2 different ways of making a filter.

one way is having the glass tube and basically shaving pieces off the end and you have the circular pieces of glass that are made into filters.

the other way is to have a huge sheet of glass (or whatever materials they use) and basically stamp the filters out (like cookie cutters)

ill add more later.

[ldanphanl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/ldanphanl/filter.jpg


what is this filter suppose used for, its says "Grad FLuo B1" on the box? and how would i mount it on the camera. is there some sort of contraption bought seperatly?

[Slim ThuG]

do you know how to focus?

[ldanphanl]

lol! its a 2 mp digi with no flash with no auto focus features.

[Slim ThuG]

throw it away

[mr toolio]

throw it away

[ldanphanl]

why? a starving child in Africa could used this. have you no shame.

[Slim ThuG]

why? a starving child in Africa could used this. have you no shame.
im afraid to say the starving kid in Africa could prob take better pix with it then you:roflmao:

jk

[JayDiem]

lol! its a 2 mp digi with no flash with no auto focus features.
before you start using cokin filters, learn basic photography skills. cokins are way above what you are talking about doing now.



and you need an adapter for the end of the lens that will hold the filters.

[PissYellowGTi]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/ldanphanl/filter.jpg


what is this filter suppose used for, its says "Grad FLuo B1" on the box? and how would i mount it on the camera. is there some sort of contraption bought seperatly?

Fluo probably means for indoor fluorescent lighting. If its the square-kind, you probably need an adapter. It fits on the front of the lens where you can slide it down. These are nice if you have a lot of different cameras or lenses that are different sizes and want to save money by buying one type of filter. The other type of filters are the round kind, and they have to be the exact size to fit on your lens or step-up ring.

I have a few filters I purchased from Todd a while back for my video camera. The most popular filter is the UV, which is basically just clear glass- great for protecting your lens and cheap to replace. Most of the time I use a nuetral density filter (ND) because I shoot outside a lot when its bright. I also sometimes use a Polarizer lens. I think i may have a fluro one but I don't ever use it.

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but you can apply synthetic photo-filters using Photoshop CS2. It dosen't always give the same exact appearance as the glass would, but can usually mimic them quite well.

[David Seale]

when it comes to filters, do brands matter? im going to be needing a CP for when i go to colorado to go SNOOOOWWWWBOOAAARRRRDDDDINNNNNGGG. yessssss


say this one:

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=CROCPL62



versus this one:

http://www.bwayphoto.com/product.asp?id=tfcpl62&l=more

[Slim ThuG]

when it comes to filters, do brands matter? im going to be needing a CP for when i go to colorado to go SNOOOOWWWWBOOAAARRRRDDDDINNNNNGGG. yessssss



ive wondered the same

[captobvious]

when it comes to filters, do brands matter? im going to be needing a CP for when i go to colorado to go SNOOOOWWWWBOOAAARRRRDDDDINNNNNGGG. yessssss


say this one:

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=CROCPL62



versus this one:

http://www.bwayphoto.com/product.asp?id=tfcpl62&l=more
i have no idea about the other brand, but tiffen makes good stuff, also hoya and kenko

[David Seale]

yeah, ive heard of the "major" brands. i was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with third party brands.