Confused about FILTERS

[dbgg1979]

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On a side note.. if tig basa ka sa posts ni kuya ken (loL) you might want to read this post of his.
How to Spot an Amateur

An excerpt:
'Polarizer over UV filter, or polarizer used all the time

Doing either of these is silly.

It's inelegant to put a polarizer over a UV filter. You might get vignetting with a wide lens, and you're inviting extra ghosts and flare from the unneeded UV filter that should have been removed before you placed any other filter over the lens. The UV is just a mechanical prophylactic, it doesn't do anything optically today. "

still LoL at ken's post ... backpacks,strollers, strap over neck and so on...

sir ive heard nga pwede daw i stack pero it gives different outputs daw kuno? how true? if example daw duha imong filters (CPL & UV) if UV ang maguna kaysa CPL, it gives this kind of output, if ang CPL daw ang maguna kaysa UV it gives another output sad daw.. libog ko.. hehe..

[lemreyes]

thanks sa info.
unsa imu suggestion ND?? if mag long exposure sa midday?
asa man ang mas maka block ug light ang ND400 or ND106?

OT
nindot kaau imu mga landscape diaries bai lemreyes..

I think the landscape diaries you are referring to is from paul.

For mid-day long exposures it's best to use the Hoya ND400 or the B+W ND110.
ND400 blocks 9 stops of light while the ND110 blocks 10 stops.

[lemreyes]

There is no need to combine a UV with a CPL. The UV filter is the least used of all my filters.

[vanix09]

On a side note.. if tig basa ka sa posts ni kuya ken (loL) you might want to read this post of his.
How to Spot an Amateur

An excerpt:
'Polarizer over UV filter, or polarizer used all the time

Doing either of these is silly.

It's inelegant to put a polarizer over a UV filter. You might get vignetting with a wide lens, and you're inviting extra ghosts and flare from the unneeded UV filter that should have been removed before you placed any other filter over the lens. The UV is just a mechanical prophylactic, it doesn't do anything optically today. "

still LoL at ken's post ... backpacks,strollers, strap over neck and so on...

hahahahaha! LOL...
KenRockwell man diay! haha.. kay nakog kinsay "kuya ken" yeah2.. tnx for the link bro.. Its useless jud diay to combine both.. ang strap2 thing ug ang backpack2 thing kay kataw.anan kaau.. hehehe.. sa bagay, amateurs bya..

[vanix09]

There is no need to combine a UV with a CPL. The UV filter is the least used of all my filters.

tnx for the info bro.. at least klaro nah..

[micaijo]

Great! very useful info you have sir dbgg197. The past days I get freak out whenever I take shots during daylight kay ma hadlok ko nga madaot unya ang lens ba( intawn wala pkoy ika puli sa kitlens). Planning to pruchase a CPL. I thought pud nga ang CPL ug ang UV filter pareho ra(nebie pa). At least now I know their differences.

up for this thread

[Chipmunk888]

On a side note.. if tig basa ka sa posts ni kuya ken (loL) you might want to read this post of his.
How to Spot an Amateur

An excerpt:
'Polarizer over UV filter, or polarizer used all the time

Doing either of these is silly.

It's inelegant to put a polarizer over a UV filter. You might get vignetting with a wide lens, and you're inviting extra ghosts and flare from the unneeded UV filter that should have been removed before you placed any other filter over the lens. The UV is just a mechanical prophylactic, it doesn't do anything optically today. "

still LoL at ken's post ... backpacks,strollers, strap over neck and so on...

hahaha! nice find^^


ken indeed has personality but has points as well.

[vanix09]

hahaha! nice find^^


ken indeed has personality but has points as well.

i agree..

[Casta_123456]

KENROCKWELL is full of Sh!T.. still people believe his blog like watching theonion news.

Check his About link on his site


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If you find anything out of whack, please let me know, since there are a lot more of you than there are of me.

[tikud]

when not to use filter: shooting at nighttime

You still can use ND filters at nightime for the same reasons .... taking long exposure shots.
if you want to minimize street lamp glares while wanting to have the effect of streaking
moving car lights etc. use ND filters.
If you want to take photos of fully lighted bldgs as background while at the same time wanting to take a good crisp exposure of the foreground, you still can use GND filters.


UV filters are more useful as lens protection. you can abuse wiping it without worrying of permanent damage. you can replace it anytime. I find the Lens hood more useful than the uv filter as far as protection is concern.

for those who would want to use filters, make up your mind which lens serves you best so you wont end up buying filters on different sizes. that if you want to save.