Filter opinions?

Post by **woods01** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:23 pm

I ordered a Tiffen 85 filter off eBay for my new (to me) Nizo 6056 and have
been looking into buying some other filters like a polarizer and some
coloured ones for B&W.

I'm wondering what filters shooters here like to use and for some opinons
on the various brands. After checking out a few stills boards seems like Hoya is well regarded but there are many opinions that brands really don't matter too much and you should just get what you can afford.

Post by **adoyle** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:13 am

hoya are the best general brand for price and quality...hama is good as well.
the best quality is german products heliopan and B&W,using
schott carl zeiss glass and brass mounts...

Post by **mattias** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:19 am

i use cokin. they are among the worst quality but very cheap, and while they break and scratch easily the optical quality is more than good enough. and having a filter holder with rectangular filters is much more convenient than screw-ons. very easy to carry and very easy to change. filters everyone should own are 85, soft fx (mild), nd's + grads, polarizer (circular), yellow, red. a warming, tobacco, chocolate or similar filter is also useful, and of course the various 80's for color temp conversion. blue and green are probably useful for some black and white stuff but i never used them myself.

/matt

Post by **natxo** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:15 pm

mattias wrote:i use cokin. they are among the worst quality but very cheap, and while they break and scratch easily the optical quality is more than good enough. and having a filter holder with rectangular filters is much more convenient than screw-ons. very easy to carry and very easy to change. filters everyone should own are 85, soft fx (mild), nd's + grads, polarizer (circular), yellow, red. a warming, tobacco, chocolate or similar filter is also useful, and of course the various 80's for color temp conversion. blue and green are probably useful for some black and white stuff but i never used them myself.

/matt

I also use Cokin, very good ratio between prizes and quality. TheyÃ‚Â´re easy to adapt to any camera with the A o P series adapter, and also easy to replace in case of damage. Filters I own and usually use:

85 series and 80 series for color correction, 81A for warming, FLD for the green reflections of fluorescent light, ND2 and ND4, Skylight of course, Circular Polarizer, a tobacco filter, yellow, red, a pair or colourless diffusers and a pair of graduated filters in green and blue

Post by **mattias** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:57 pm

natxo wrote:Skylight of course

for sure. i don't have one now but i always used one on my slr when i was shooting snowboarding. do you find that it does much on "normal altitude"? it doesn't hurt i guess, and it protects the lens...

/matt

Post by **natxo** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:53 pm

mattias wrote:
natxo wrote:Skylight of course
for sure. i don't have one now but i always used one on my slr when i was shooting snowboarding. do you find that it does much on "normal altitude"? it doesn't hurt i guess, and it protects the lens...

/matt

I live in a sea front town, and I perceive the effect in my still slides, at last. And also, and more evident, when shooting in the snow. And also to protect the lens, of course. So I use to leave the filter always in the lens, in my slr camera and also in my small format movie cameras. After all, uv rays are not good for nobody...

Post by **mattias** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:17 pm

which town are you in? we're thinking of buying a house in the basque country. on the french side, maybe bidart or guethary, but i've also been to san sebastian and the other towns many times. pintxos and spanish opening hours draw me there, but not the language unfortunately.

/matt

Post by **woods01** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:04 am

Some of the online articles I've read on filters debate the merits of the UV
or Skylight filter. The main argument against is that its another layer of
glass and air between your lense for negligable benefit. The old 'protect'
your lense argument being a dealer come on to sell you something you
don't need. And UV is not much of a concern unless you're at higher
altitudes.

Post by **mattias** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:16 am

woods01 wrote:And UV is not much of a concern unless you're at higher
altitudes.

...or by the sea, or in the snow, said the man from... vancouver?!? ;-) but yes, the extra layer of glass can cause problems with flare. you need a good shade as well. i had one with a built in rubber shade that folded out and back in several steps for various focal lengths.

/matt

Post by **woods01** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:53 am

Yes the sea

but wouldn't a Polarizer be a better choice in most cases?

Post by **mattias** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:16 pm

woods01 wrote:Yes the sea

last time i was in vancouver there were very high mountains with lots of snow just minutes away. the sea was even closer though, i'll give you that.

wouldn't a Polarizer be a better choice in most cases?

no, that's a different thing.

/matt

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