 Shirley Pearce |
Filters Needed for Digital? I am reading a lot about filters and film. Are these same filters useful if you are shooting digital? I find myself in situations where the light in the middle of the day washes out the sky. Will a neutral-density filter help here? I have a Canon Rebel. Is there going to be a difference in what film records vs. the sensor on the digital camera? Thanks in advance.
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Jon Close |
Polarizer, ND, Haze, and color enhancing filters (skylight, 812, 81-series, 82-series, enhancing, etc.) work the same on digital as they do on film cameras. So do special effects filters, such as soft-focus, star, fog, etc. IR filters (block all light except infrared and ultraviolet) can also be used, but some digital cameras have internal filters that block IR light. UV (ultraviolet) can still be used for protection on digital camera lenses, but are not really necessary since digital sensors are not as sensitive to UV rays as is film. If you have a digital camera, do not get suckered into a filter set that includes an FL-D (fluorescent lighting to daylight). Your camera's white balance can correct for fluorescents much better than can the filter, plus you won't lose the 1 stop of light that the filter does. Ditto the color-correcting 80-series and 85-series filters, which are used to correct tungsten light to daylight film and vice-versa.
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Shirley Pearce |
thank you John, I expected as much but just wanted to make sure. I see your name on many of the questions. It is so great of you to offer your time and talents!!
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