Filters ?

[m22rdy]

I've never really been fond of a polarising filter except when photographing the obvious scenes like water and building window reflections etc, it makes the photos darker than standard and I feel I end up with a lot more blur (when the camera is not fixed). The UV filter I feel would adequately for protection without the extra burden of the polarising filter.

[Carpangler]

Apart from Grads, a polarizer is the only filter I use in the right conditions

[iknowgungfu]

I was going to start my own thread, but this thread is much the same for my own questions (hope thats alreet by the admins on here).

I have been thinking about polarizing filters also. However, I only have a Nikon 18-55 kit lens at the moment which the housing rotates - creating difficulties as already mentioned. However, is this going to be a feature of any lens compatible with my body (D3200) or do some other lens have the focus ring inside the lens itself?

I am just wondering if I should bother buying a polariser at all until I buy a wide angle lens for landscapes (hopefully before my honeymoon to get some nice shots in the Maldives and Dubai!).

Also, do the ND grad filters (i think that is what they are called) have a similar problem? Or, is the light "blocking" effect uniform throughout the filter?

Thanks in advance as always :D

[paulmag]

I was going to start my own thread, but this thread is much the same for my own questions (hope thats alreet by the admins on here).

I have been thinking about polarizing filters also. However, I only have a Nikon 18-55 kit lens at the moment which the housing rotates - creating difficulties as already mentioned. However, is this going to be a feature of any lens compatible with my body (D3200) or do some other lens have the focus ring inside the lens itself?

I am just wondering if I should bother buying a polariser at all until I buy a wide angle lens for landscapes (hopefully before my honeymoon to get some nice shots in the Maldives and Dubai!).

Also, do the ND grad filters (i think that is what they are called) have a similar problem? Or, is the light "blocking" effect uniform throughout the filter?

Thanks in advance as always :D

Kit lenses are cheap produce ones most decent build lenses the end does not rotate.

have you read this http://www.photography-forum.org/sho...y-What-and-how

A ND filter is neutral density just cuts down the light an ND Grad Graduated Neutral density filter on the other hand is darker one side than the other so orientation is important

[iknowgungfu]

Nice link. Thanks. Looks like I am in need of an ND filter rather than graduated for now. Although of I get a wide angle lens I might be better getting a grad filter too to account for the sky.

[Deano71]

Maybe a daft question but why would a screw on filter give any more vignetting than a slide type??

[Deano71]

Think I've already answered it. It's a hood fitting and not the lens screw type?

[tenchy]

Maybe a daft question but why would a screw on filter give any more vignetting than a slide type??

Think I've already answered it. It's a hood fitting and not the lens screw type?

you can get screw on filters that are quite deep (longer tube than others), so that will stick out into the field of view of the lens.
Whereas a filter ring for a square (slide in) holder can be a very short 'tube' and not be seen. The gubbins holding the slide in filters then could be well out of view of the lens.