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11/02/2007 04:42:16 AM · #1 |
ok would like to get some cokin filters for my standard lens (58mm filter thread) for taking landscapes, to allow more stuff to be sorted before i get into photoshop, to allow me to spend me time making my pictures good instead of correcting errors. Also i rush a bit while taking my pictures so think this will slow me down and make me think.
So my question, are colour filters applicable to a DSLR?
Out of the seemingly billion filters which ones would i be best getting to allow, long water exposures, sun rises, cold misty mornings and lakes? |
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11/02/2007 08:39:24 AM · #2 |
For the situations you mention:
1) polarizer
2) ND filters
3) Grad ND filters
Colour filters are not really necessary but can be used. Just remember to take the camera off auto white balance. |
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11/02/2007 09:07:45 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
For the situations you mention:
1) polarizer
2) ND filters
3) Grad ND filters
Colour filters are not really necessary but can be used. Just remember to take the camera off auto white balance. |
agreed, get some dark graduated ND filters ( 6+, 8+) for sunrises/sunsets to really help make the land stand out more. The other endless options are for an oddball look mostly, fun ,but not essential
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11/02/2007 09:17:43 AM · #4 |
I have a bag full of cokin filters.
but with the gradual filters i have to place the filter holder very loosely on the lens, because when it goes focussing the lens might rotate a bit and then my filter is croocked :-D
I hardly ever use them though... |
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11/02/2007 09:25:16 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Colour filters are not really necessary but can be used. Just remember to take the camera off auto white balance. |
Using auto white balance with color filters can produce some interesting affects. I know at least one photographer here who uses that technique with great success. |
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11/02/2007 06:16:58 PM · #6 |
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