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Lens Filters sugestions?

Feb 7, 2012 5:29AM PST

I am not a pro photographer, not even a semi good, But Im very curious about getting a few Filters for my lenses, Can some one recommend a good filter of 58mm diameter, for a 18-35 canon lens for all variety of shooting, day time night, dusk, landscapes, people animals act...

I just bought a neutral density .6 filter, so far Im impressed with the way sky/landscape pictures come out. But I also noticed more glare from the sun that I didnt have before, Even with using a small hood

Thanks for any help.

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Best filter is no filter
Feb 7, 2012 6:03AM PST

Use a hood though, to cut down on flare and increase contrast.

The filter you are currently using is causing flare. You either need a bigger hood, or change the position you are shooting.

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Filter
Feb 7, 2012 11:29AM PST

I find the polarizer filter to be fun to play with.
It can be used to control the appearance of the sky, by darkening the sky to let the clouds stand out better.
It also can reduce sun glare off of shinny objects and can let you see into the water instead of just seeing the glare from the surface of the water.

The filter is made of two pieces of glass. The side that screws to the camera lens remains stationary and the other piece of glass can be rotated 360 degrees. That lets you adjust the filter for maximum effect.

Here is a photo that was taken at Ipanema Beach in Rio, Brazil with a 35mm film camera with a linear polarizer filter.
It was near noon on a bright sunny day and the camera was pointed 90 degrees from the sun.
90 degrees from the sun gives the maximum effect.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v159/randol9p9/IpanemaBeach.jpg

For a digital camera you need a Circular Polarizer Filter.
For details of why - you can read about it here:

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/technical/polarizers.html

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