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Newbie Guide to Filters
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Glad you came out ok after the incident.
smart of you to give them the platform to step down from, instead of a nasty confrontation. Cheers!
hey.
i want to get a polarizing filter for my canon 550D...any suggestions? i really need advice, actually, very new to all this things.
thanks for the thread ive learn lotsa info from it
The guide already gives you some suggestions on the brands and the models. There is also a link to the filter price guide. You have to decide which one will best suit your needs.
garyphoon said:
Depends on the focal length and the lenses you are going to use. Also depends on whether you are using full frame or APS-C sensor based DSLRs.
And if you are looking at 100mm filters, do also consider Lee filters and Hitech filters.
I find that P series is already good enough for me. But if you are using UWA Lens, and you like to stack filters (> 1), It will be better to get Z or even the X Series as for the P series, you need to get the SLIM holder which can only hold 1 filter at a time.
Of course Z and X series will cost more (probably ALOT more...) as compared to P series. If you are considering P series for filters and just "playing" around to see if you need filters, consider Tian Ya filters, cheap and reasonable quality considering the price. For the Tian Ya ones, just get what you need and not buy the bundle ones, the bundle comes with alot of filters you may not even be using even thou those colors sounds cool (e.g. Graduated Blue, Graduated Orange etc.).
ZerocoolAstra
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Optically, there should be minimal issue, though I wonder why you'd wanna do that.
Perhaps you find it troublesome to remove the UV filter, which you leave on the lens all the time?
The issue I can think of is vignetting caused by having 2 filters stacked on top of each other.
If you are using cheaper UV and CPL, it will be an issue in certain situations. It is not wise though, since the more glass you add infront of your lens, the more you degrade the picture quality.
garyphoon
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I camera is APS-C Sensor and I am using it for UWA lens. I also looking at Lee filters but currently there is no stock in Singapore.
So for APC-C Sensor with UWA Lens. 85mm filters will be good enough or 100mm filter is better?
For APS-C UWA, your only option for 85mm filters is to use the Cokin Wide angle holder or equivalent. This holder is a single slot holder. Even with this holder, when used on a Tokina 11-16 UWA on a Nikon DX body, I experienced vignetting at 11 - 11.5mm. 12mm is usable but can detect some light fall off.
Funny thing is I have heard people having no problems even at 10mm when using the Sigma 10-20mm lens. This might be due to the construction of the lens.
Canon crop sensor shooters can even worry less, because of the crop factor that Canon adopts is 1.6x instead of the more popular 1.5x. That means Canon users have a little more leeway in vignetting, at the expense of angle of view, of course.
As for filter holder for 100mm, you can go with many options. Lee, Hitech, Cokin-Z-pro, and other China copies. All will work with 100mm filters from all brands except the specialized ones like CPL, or big stopper.
Bro, I have experienced in the past, stacking two cheaper filters (hoya non coated, and tokina cpl) and ended up with lots of glare and general loss of sharpness in all my pictures on a sunny day.
To add on, for the Canon 10-22 with the Wide Angle Holder, no vignetting will appear. Vignetting will appear on this lens if UV filter is already on the lens regardless normal or slim UV Filter (despite the little more leeway).
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Like I said, due to Canon's 1.6x crop factor, it helps on the vignetting issue, but at the expense of field (angle) of view for the same focal length.
Sry bro, I meant it as a "to-add-on" kinda information and not to challenge what was written by you... (edited prev post). The little leeway for 1.6x Crop factor is not enough for it to cover for the UV filter stacking.
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
true true...
cheap dun say la ;p
Anyway I would try to avoid attaching a CPL on top of a UV filter :angel:
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erm? I didn't say you challenge me mah.
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