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Are lens filters worth buying

by midnightchime Aug 1, 2007 1:52PM PDT

Do filters like uv filter Polarizer filter and fld filter really do much?

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depends on the conditions...

by boya84 Aug 1, 2007 2:32PM PDT

and how picky you are...

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Nod to polarizer.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 2, 2007 1:07AM PDT

The polarizer does do something you can't achieve with post processing (software.) So I give it a nod to the positive and other filters are usually possible in post production.

As to UV and IR that again can help in special situations. Sadly the effects depend on your camera's spectral response so I can't give this a nod either way.

Bob

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