filters

[tina_lee1]

I am looking the filters (not UV)but I don't know which one. my

equipment nikon D100, 17-55mm , 200mm macro, 28-70mm and I do

portrait,macro and landscape.....Thanks !

[bwcombs]

Tina, what do you want the filters to do?

Protection of the lens?

Color enhancement?

Glare reduction?

Neutral density functions?

Light compensation?

[tina_lee1]

Thanks

I have UV filters on my lenses already.I am beginner .tell me the best and good result.Thanks

[gaius1]

First you must figure out what your photos show that you don't want them to, and what your photos don't show that you do want them to. Only you can tell that, they're your photos! Then you can ask the board how to go about getting from where you are now to where you want to be.

[bwcombs]

Here's Ken Rockwell's filter page address. It may be helpful to

you.

 

http://kenrockwell.com/tech/filters.htm

 

There are other links as well that you should read that give the

differences in filters and their applications. A search on this site

will take you there.

[ShunCheung]

For landscape, start with a 77mm circular polarizer for your 17-55mm (f2.8 DX, I assume) and if your 28-70mm is the f2.8 AF-S version, 77mm filters will fit it as well. You probably don't need filters for macro, at least not initially.

[Michael R Freeman]

Since you have a D100, you don't need warming or cooling filters. A circular polarizer will be very useful, and you might want to consider a split neutral density (ND) graduated filter for landscapes (this will involve getting a filter holder system for square filters).

[joel_blacher]

I like using a warming filter 81 a, b, or c for macro, since I'm often in subdued or diffuse light (which can make for a bluish cast). Of course I'm a film shooter, so I don't can't say if it matters in digital or not.

[steve_muntz]

With digital, the only filter I really use is a polarizer. White balance can be set with a digital camera, so warming, cooling and CC filters are unnecessary.

 

Split neutral density filters can, of course, be used with digital - but the end result can be better by combining two shots in Photoshop. Take one shot exposing for the highlights and one for the shadows with the camera on a tripod (so it's easier to line them up later, aside from the other benefits).