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Mar 26, 2007 0:27:23 GMT 8
Post by nagamisan on Mar 26, 2007 0:27:23 GMT 8
Juz need to have some suggestion on filter.... Was told my fren to have a basic filter to protect the lens, any recommendation? Beside protecting, any other advantages of using filter....
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Mar 26, 2007 0:45:00 GMT 8
Post by lowlights on Mar 26, 2007 0:45:00 GMT 8
The basic UV filter is used to protect your lens and also to stop unwanted UV from entering the lens..
There are a whole bunch of different type of filter for a multitude of application.. so depends on what U need ..
for now I suggest the basic UV filter would good enough..
Filters from Hoya is good.. but of course B + W would be better ;D
Good Luck
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Mar 26, 2007 0:57:49 GMT 8
Post by nagamisan on Mar 26, 2007 0:57:49 GMT 8
i see.. Lowlight, Thanks for your input Guess i shd be using this basic filter for the moment now... as for yr recommendation of Hoya & the B + W.... wait till i kana TOTO!!!! that if i buy in the 1st place
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Mar 26, 2007 5:55:51 GMT 8
Post by USM on Mar 26, 2007 5:55:51 GMT 8
Depending on the thread size of the filter. If you are talking about 52 or 58mm thread size filter, it costs lesser.
By the way, in the digital era, there is no need to get UV filter anymore, clear filter is the "in" thing now.
Nikon called it the "NC" - Neutral Clear filter while Canon called it the Protector filter. As a matter of fact, Nikon has stopped production of all UV filters since the announcement that they have ceased the production of film cameras. UV filters are more useful in film era.
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Mar 26, 2007 10:09:08 GMT 8
Post by 28degree on Mar 26, 2007 10:09:08 GMT 8
For now i only using the basic UV filters for my lens (not many lens in the first place, only 3... ;D) i not sure if you all have this thought before, but i did thought of buying filters for my lens, but i'm stuck in what thread size to buy, if i buy for all my lens' thread size, that would cost a lot! So i hold back on the filters first till i really know which lens i would use most often and which area of photography i be shooting most of the time. Guess i would start buying some filters once i got by 10-22mm
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Mar 26, 2007 14:50:10 GMT 8
Post by lowlights on Mar 26, 2007 14:50:10 GMT 8
Some filter cannot do without .. ie Star filter if you want to have star effect..
Filters like ND4, ND8 and Circular Polar Filter are handy, almost a good thing to have for landscape.. like Deswitch says.. cokin filters ..
If you start shooting with film again.. for black and white a red filter is a good thing to have..
Using a filter would degrade the image is a personal optional.. I personally would use a UV filter .. as for degraded images.. my picture are not that good, so no worries.. hahahha
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Mar 26, 2007 14:51:17 GMT 8
Post by lowlights on Mar 26, 2007 14:51:17 GMT 8
For now i only using the basic UV filters for my lens (not many lens in the first place, only 3... ;D) i not sure if you all have this thought before, but i did thought of buying filters for my lens, but i'm stuck in what thread size to buy, if i buy for all my lens' thread size, that would cost a lot! So i hold back on the filters first till i really know which lens i would use most often and which area of photography i be shooting most of the time. Guess i would start buying some filters once i got by 10-22mm Yup agree with Deswitch... cheapest way out
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Mar 27, 2007 1:15:20 GMT 8
Post by nagamisan on Mar 27, 2007 1:15:20 GMT 8
so the consenus is not to get a filter? Coz my kit lens kana molested by my fren's baby after she touched my kit lens. Super worried abt leaving a fingerprint? Any suggestion to solve this prob coz i scared i used the cloth to clean the lens, will not be sufficient.
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