Stacking Filters
Jun 19, 2012 06:43:25 #
Thanks for your contributions and help! Here are all three pictures for comparison. The adjusted white balance kills the green hue, but is still green. Now I need a human test subject to give it a real try.
No Filter
Filter
Custom White Balance, bracketed
Jun 19, 2012 10:15:53 #
If I may be so dumb as to ask, what's an FLD filter?
Jun 19, 2012 10:39:27 #
planepics wrote:
If I may be so dumb as to ask, what's an FLD filter?
Not dumb at all. It is a colored filter that affects the light spectrum. The FLD is really designed to help with color under florescent light - if you have ever noticed, Florescent can whack out the color of your pictures. There are a number of colored filters you can use to make greens greener, reds redder, etc. No one uses them much any more because everything can be adjusted on a computer after the fact, and they can cut down on the overall quality and light of your picture.
Jun 19, 2012 11:05:06 #
Smokenmirrorss wrote:
Thanks for your contributions and help! Here are all three pictures for comparison. The adjusted white balance kills the green hue, but is still green. Now I need a human test subject to give it a real try.
personally I like the first photo with no filter best. :thumbup:
Jun 19, 2012 11:35:29 #
Smokenmirrorss wrote:
quote=planepics If I may be so dumb as to ask, wh... (show quote)
Thanks for the info. I guess I've seen them at camera stores. I thought someone told me that they were primarily used when shooting with B/W film, but I've never had any experience with them that I can recall.
Jun 19, 2012 13:17:52 #
FLD filters were used to balance outdoor colour film for use under flourescent lights. You don't need them with digital as the camera has a WB setting for FL lights. So you can eliminate that sheet os glass in front of your lens. With custom white balance you can eliminate any colour correction filters. Caution with custom white balance though. If you want the warm golden glow of a sunset sky in your picture don't take a custom (pre-set) shot off a white card or your camera will balance out the warm colour to a neutral white and you'll 'lose the glow'!
Jun 19, 2012 17:51:19 #
mcveed wrote:
If you want the warm golden glow of a sunset sky in your picture don't take a custom (pre-set) shot off a white card or your camera will balance out the warm colour to a neutral white and you'll 'lose the glow'!
So how do you get the warm glow? Filter, post processing, or something else?
Jun 19, 2012 19:12:06 #
I have had the best results using auto WB or Flash WB. Strangely enough the flash setting is very close to natural sunlight and it doesn't compensate for the warm glow and try to make it white.
Jun 20, 2012 10:57:15 #
Hi Smokenmirrorss
You asked a very important question the threads on the outside of the filter comes from the old days of film most of cameras had screw on Lens cap and Len's Hood's so as you see they have not changed in all these years. And yes it's not a good idea to stack filters as it can degrade the image.
You asked a very important question the threads on the outside of the filter comes from the old days of film most of cameras had screw on Lens cap and Len's Hood's so as you see they have not changed in all these years. And yes it's not a good idea to stack filters as it can degrade the image.
Smokenmirrorss wrote:
I wondered. I will have to try each on its own in different environs and test for effect. Why do you suppose they have two sided threads, anyway?
renomike wrote:
I don't know about stacking order, but you will get degrading of the sharpness of the lens, by adding filter on top of one another. Usually not recommended.
Mike
Mike
I wondered. I will have to try each on its own in different environs and test for effect. Why do you suppose they have two sided threads, anyway?
Jun 23, 2012 08:13:49 #
GC likes NIKON wrote:
Hey Smoke, I actually like the greenish one better. Is this a good candidate for HDR to get some detail in the bells ???
Smokenmirrorss wrote:
Yes. I tried the filter for the spectrum effect on green and it worked. Here's a comparison:
St3v3M wrote:
FLD filters provide correct color, removing harsh green cast caused by fluorescent bulbs. You're outside right?
Yes. I tried the filter for the spectrum effect on green and it worked. Here's a comparison:
Hey Smoke, I actually like the greenish one better. Is this a good candidate for HDR to get some detail in the bells ???
Yea, a real good candidate, in fact.
Bright Bells HDR
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