genevieve_leigh

thank you so much! i finally got it off after trying the rubber band method. took me a while and lots of very nervewrecking twisting but it's off. :-)

hi. ok, i know this question is going to sound idiotic but i need

help! i can't seem to take off my polarizer from my lens. it's a

circular polarizer and i screwed it on yesterday (twisting it into

place) and then i can't seem to take it off by unscrewing it the

other way....i'm a complete beginner to photography so i'm fumbling

with the equipment by myself. is there a proper way to put on/take

off circular polarizers? it didn't come with an instructions manual

so i'm at a loss at what to do. thanks. :-(

thank you so much! that was very helpful.

I am thinking of getting some filters for my lenses (polarizer, uv)

and am considering B+W. In regards to the polarizer can someone tell

me the difference between: circular polarizer v. circular polarizer

slim (i think slims are for wide angle lenses so would my canon 28-

135mm IS USM be considered wide?). also what about Kaesemann

circular polarizer...what does the Kaesemann part do?

 

In regards to uv filters, i looked at ones for my lens with a 77mm

filter size and there were 1) strong uv haze 2) uv haze slim 3)uv

haze mrc and 4) uv haze extra wide why all these complications

(slim, wide, etc) if it is supposed to fit exactly?

 

can someone help me figure this out? btw, if this helps, i wanted to

get filters for my lenses: 28-135mm/3.5-5.6 is usm (filter size

72mm) and 70-200mm/2.8 (77mm filter) -the latter a very nice gift so

u can understand why i want to protect it.

I have a canon 10d and am about to go buy some lenses but i also

wanted to get some filters while i'm at it. except, since my lenses

differ in filter size, i've had some people suggest that i get

filters for the largest lens and then get step down ring adapters.

but i've also been told that using ring adapters are bad (i.e. make

the image worse than if the lens had on an exact fitting filter)????

is that true? should i get filters for each lens or should i stick

with ring adapters to cut down on costs? can someone shed some light

on this for me? thanks.

i have the nikon f100 with 3 lenses: 50mm f/1.4, 28-70mm f/2.8, 70-200mm f/2.8. hope that helps?

sorry, beginner here. i am trying to build my nikon system and i was

wondering what kind of flash to get. since i need to get the flash

before my photography how-to books arrive (ugh, don't ask why), i

don't really know where to begin. i wanted to take portraits, some

landscapes, and some macro stuff, most of which will be during

sometime when the sun is still up. my friend suggested the sb-80,

but i don't know the difference...can someone please explain to me

what the sb stands for and what the numbers mean? thanks!

geez, sorree. i just found the nikon forum and for some reason my computer won't let me post a thread there. but it seems that my threads get transfered over anyway. thanks for the heads-up tho.

thanks. i think i'm going to stick with the 1.4 cuz i do need that speed.

ugh, i am so incompetent in deciding. sorry if this topic has been

raised somewhere along the way but i need advice on some nikon

lenses. yes, again. ok, first, why is the Nikon AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8D

ED-IF Autofocus Lens ($1,369.95 adorama) sooo much more expensive

than the seemingly similiar 24-85mm f/2.8-4.0D IF Autofocus Lens

($549.95)?? i didn't see that much of a difference so what gives?

second, is it better to get the 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 or invest in 2

lenses (28-70mm f/2.8 AF and the 70-200mm f/2.8)? i realize that

with the 24-120mm, the speed is obviously slower and won't let in

that much light but the other 2 lenses are massive and heavy to haul

around at the same time. i guess, deep down, i know i should opt for

the 2 lens investment... i just need someone to tell me that i would

be doing the right thing?? ok, one more question, what does the

abbreviations mean? i.e. the AIS, D, IF, etc. found in the title

descriptions? thanks.

i had settled on getting a nikon 50mm/1.4 lens until i read on

another thread that the 1.8 was sharper than the 1.4 in the 50mm AF

lens. is this true? since money isn't going to be a factor, what

should i go with?

ok so originally i wanted the minolta maxxum 7 body but then i

realized that it can only mount minolta lenses...or at least i think

it does. this sucks b/c i was looking to get a nikon zoom lens...24-

120? or perhaps another kind, i haven't really decided on the zoom

range that i want yet. but anyways, do u know if nikon lenses can be

mounted on other bodies of a different brand or do i have to go look

into getting a nikon body now too?

hi! i feel like such an idiot for asking this, esp. since photo.net

has given so much advice on lens types in its tutorial section. but

i am very new to photography and trying to teach myself. (couldn't

get into any classes in college b/c they won't allow non-photography

majors into photograhy courses!) i am still very confused and

indecisive about what kind of lenses to get! i already decided on a

body (minolta maxxum 7 35mm slr) but i need some advice for the

lenses. i figured i needed at least 2 to begin with...but i have a

fairly nice budget to work with and wondered if any of u could point

me to some good ones? thanks!