Which one filter would you take?
Sep 17, 2019 07:32:11 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Mcwane wrote:
If you were going on a trip to The Bahamas or south to Belize with a Full frame DSLR or mirrorless camera and you were going to do usual travel photography, people places and things even some landscape and If you could only take one filter, what one filter would you take with you? Thanks
Polarizing filter.
Sep 17, 2019 08:43:10 #
Sep 17, 2019 09:00:01 #
Sep 17, 2019 10:02:33 #
ND filter. It's the most difficult to work around (though it can be done).
All other filters can be replicated in post processing.
All other filters can be replicated in post processing.
Sep 17, 2019 10:04:50 #
Sep 17, 2019 11:43:21 #
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Sep 17, 2019 12:49:09 #
Canisdirus wrote:
ND filter. It's the most difficult to work around (though it can be done).
All other filters can be replicated in post processing.
All other filters can be replicated in post processing.
I agree. I will always take a polarizer with me, but the filter that I use most frequently in travel photography is a neutral density filter. Really tough to get a slow enough shutter speed for some photos without one.
Sep 17, 2019 12:54:08 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
NormanTheGr8 wrote:
Right now after Dorian, a water filter ! Otherwise a poleriser
Sep 17, 2019 13:32:00 #
alx
Loc: NJ
Canisdirus wrote:
ND filter. It's the most difficult to work around (though it can be done).
All other filters can be replicated in post processing.
All other filters can be replicated in post processing.
A polarizer CANNOT be replicated in post processing.
Sep 17, 2019 14:03:51 #
alx wrote:
A polarizer CANNOT be replicated in post processing.
The question was which singular filter would I take.
The one that is most difficult to replace effect wise is the ND.
Everything else can be accomplished much better post processing ... than trying to post process what an ND can do.
Is what I meant.
ND still wins....
Sep 17, 2019 14:11:40 #
alx
Loc: NJ
Canisdirus wrote:
The question was which singular filter would I take.
The one that is most difficult to replace effect wise is the ND.
Everything else can be accomplished much better post processing ... than trying to post process what an ND can do.
Is what I meant.
ND still wins....
The one that is most difficult to replace effect wise is the ND.
Everything else can be accomplished much better post processing ... than trying to post process what an ND can do.
Is what I meant.
ND still wins....
That still doesn't make your statement correct. The effects of a polarizer cannot be replicated in post processing.
Sep 17, 2019 14:12:25 #
Mcwane wrote:
If you were going on a trip to The Bahamas or south to Belize with a Full frame DSLR or mirrorless camera and you were going to do usual travel photography, people places and things even some landscape and If you could only take one filter, what one filter would you take with you? Thanks
Maybe these two photos will help you decide. My wife and I went to Bora Bora in 2012, where the sun is, to say the least, intense. I took along my very first DSLR, a Canon T3i. I had taken a digital photography class a while earlier and learned about CPL's. Thankfully. Bought a high quality CPL from Hoya and had it with me. I took these two shots early on in our stay just for comparison. The first shot, the one with the CPL, is a near perfect representation of the colors I saw while shooting. The second shot, without the CPL, isn't even close. They were taken about 1 min apart. If you look at the settings that the camera chose (back then I think I used the 'P' setting the whole trip) you will see that the CPL does cost you some light. Usually not a big deal in daylight in the tropics. I found the CPL to be useful anytime I was in bright sunlight, which was pretty much everywhere. Be aware also that CPLs are most effective when you are shooting at 90 degrees to the sun.
Sep 17, 2019 15:55:11 #
waynetgreen
Loc: Florida
Polarizer. It not only darkens blue skies it also eliminates reflections to increase color saturation.
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