What are camera filters used for? Ask this question and more in this Q&A. You can also check out For Sharp Results, Try a Filter!, an article written by Jim Miotke. Or take a look at Tony Sweet's The Four Essential Filters for Film and Digital Cameras online photography course.
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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. Wil... |
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How Are Filters Used?
How are the different kinds of filters used? I use a circular polarizer and a skylight/UV filter, but what about the others (such as a warming filter, 81A, etc.)? Which ones are necessary?... |
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What's the Best Polarizing Filter?
Should I stick with the basic polarizer filter? I will be taking photos of the tropics.... |
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Which UV Filter?
I'm a new owner of a Nikon D70 with an 18-70mm lens. It seams like Nikon is not providing a UV filter for this lens (for 67mm filters) to protect it! Any suggestions? What filter is recommended... |
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Filter Factors: What About Size?
Hi. I know that there has been a ton a questions asked about which filters people should buy. However, my question is, after you know with one you want, how can you tell which size you need? I wan... |
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Help: Polarizing Filters and Conversion Lenses
Hi. I have a Fuji 602 camera with an adaptor tube with a 52mm thread on it to take my wide-angle and telephoto converters. I am looking at buying a polarizing filter. Can I buy a 52mm filter and u... |
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More on Graduated ND Filters
I was wondering if anyone uses a graduated neutral density filter for black and white landscape shots?... |
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Cokin Filter Holders
Is it possible to use Cokin filters size A with a wide-angle lens? Thanks.... |
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Protective Filter ... What's That?!?
I am a beginner with a new Nikon N80 camera. I've only used it on auto but am reading to learn how to use it more fully. Someone told me I need a filter to protect my lens (Nikkor 28-100mm 1:... |
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Filters: To Stack Or Not to Stack
Is it wise to stack a circular polarizing filter and a skylight filter on my lens, or should I use them individually? If it's okay, what order should I stack them? ... |
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Choosing a Filter
I recently purchased a Minolta Maxxum 5. I'm interested in macro photography, but cannot afford a lens at this time. I've read about supplementary filters, but am not sure how well they wil... |
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Close-Up Lenses or Macro Lenses
I have a Canon Powershot A60 and I recently purchased a set of +1, +2, +4 close-up filters. I am pleased with the results, though their not quite what I'd expected. What is the difference bet... |
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Digital Filters
I have just ordered a Canon EOS D10 with a Canon 28-135 lens (72mm). Is there a difference between a "digital" lens filter and a 35mm lens filter? The reason I ask is because while researching wh... |
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Finding a Soft Focus Filter
I cant find any soft focus filters for the Canon G1. Is there anything I can do or use to get that effect?Please help.Thanks.... |
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Two Part Question: Filters, Reflection on glass
1) I just got some filters for my Digital Fuji S-5000. One is Clear, One Polarizer, One Orange, One Clear with a hole in the center. I got them from a Ritz Camera Store. All are 55mm. The sales per... |
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Polarizing Filters Circular
Can anyone recommend a brand of good polarizing filter for my digital SLR? Checking the prices the filters seem to vary in price greatly... what are the differences?... |
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Lens Reversal Ring
I have a SLR camera, Canon EOS 55(same as Elan IIe) with a canon lens(28-90mm lens of diameter 58mm). I know that if we reverse fit the lens, we can take some remarkable Macro photos. But I am not ... |
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Lens Filters
Under what conditions should lens filters not be used?Thanks in advance for the feedback everyone! ... |
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How to Shoot Landscapes and Seascapes
I live in Goa - a land of beaches. I need to know how to use my equipment to get best pictures of landsacpes and seascapes. I do not have any filters for my equipment - Nikon F3 & F90x.Can you ... |
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Tele-extenders and Polarizers
I am working with a Canon AE1, 200mm F4 and 2xb tele-extender.I understand that the tele-ex doubles the focal length but also doubles the min. aperture of the lens, so my 200mm F/4 is now a 400mm F... |
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