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Aug 12, 2018 01:52:19 #
Mainly a filter acts as a protector in case something would scratch the front of the lens, or you should happen to drop liquid on the lens by accident while walking and lose the lens cap. It also adds color to the photo when you are taking outdoor landscape photos.
Aug 12, 2018 01:58:11 #
markwilliam1 wrote:
Don’t mean to offend you on Hoya! I like and use B+W filters made in Germany with Schneider optics. They are expensive but I buy mine used on eBay. I think the guy @ B&H photo just wanted to make a sale. Especially when considering a Polarizing filter! The cheap ones will severely degrade your image. Must be High Quality!
If you MUST use filters!
bwa
Aug 12, 2018 02:53:15 #
Up to 6400 inside churches, ... Outdoor is fine. I have not looked at them in PS CC RAW editor. Increasing exposure may resolve it.
Mark
Mark
markwilliam1 wrote:
Thanks Mark! What do you mean by low light and what ISO were you shooting?
Aug 12, 2018 06:04:31 #
bwana wrote:
Not too sure why you'd want to add filters in front of an excellent lens!? I've never felt the need for filters on any camera other than for special effects.
bwa
bwa
I routinely put a polarizer and sometimes an ND filter. They work fine other than needing to remove the lens hood because I am using my 77mm filters and an adapter ring.
Aug 12, 2018 06:20:54 #
markwilliam1 wrote:
Don’t mean to offend you on Hoya! I like and use B+W filters made in Germany with Schneider optics. They are expensive but I buy mine used on eBay. I think the guy @ B&H photo just wanted to make a sale. Especially when considering a Polarizing filter! The cheap ones will severely degrade your image. Must be High Quality!
Price is no indication of optical quality. B&W are well-made, but can be lacking optically. In fact, as long as the filter is multi-coated, it should be fine.
UV filters:
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/06/the-comprehensive-ranking-of-the-major-uv-filters-on-the-market/
https://www.lenstip.com/113.1-article-UV_filters_test.html
CPL Filters:
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/09/my-not-nearly-complete-but-rather-entertaining-circular-polarizer-filter-article/
I have pretty much standardized on Marumi and Hoya - cost/performance is quite good. The next time I need a filter I will likely look at Nisi. Color casts are easy enough to deal with, and for me not at all an issue. Sharpness, freedom from reflections, etc is what I look for.
Aug 12, 2018 15:32:11 #
LA
Loc: Little Rock, AR
bnsf wrote:
Are you using any UV filter on the lens? I seen that B&H has a set by Hoya 3 UV filters and a Polarizer filter 72mm that would fit nicely $62.00. You can change the UV filter according to the amount of sunlight outside. I am going to order the set and try it out.
I don't usually use UV. I do have and use a B&W polarizer, 77mm that I step down to 72 for this camera.
Aug 12, 2018 15:41:49 #
LA
Loc: Little Rock, AR
markwilliam1 wrote:
OMG! Beautiful pictures! I’ve never been able to shoot BIF with my a77ii and my long lens. The tracking was Terrible on the a77ii! That’s what I bought the camera for and am deeply disappointed! When are they going to deliver my RX10m4?? Lol!
Thanks for the kind comment.
The problem could be with the lens focussing speed, not the camera. I have shot thousands of BIF with the a77 and Sony 70-400 lens, version 1. At first I thought it was my technique but as I practiced and adjusted and still had lots of not-quite-in focus photos, I decided it was the lens. I thought about trading up for the version 2 of the lens which is supposed to be faster focussing...but then decided on this camera instead. The phase-detect autofocus is astonishingly fast and accurate.
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Aug 12, 2018 15:45:19 #
I think price is an indication of optical quality! My opinion as I’ve used cheap Hoya filters in the past and the results weren’t good. How are B&W filters lacking optically? Never heard that before.
Aug 12, 2018 17:18:05 #
markwilliam1 wrote:
I think price is an indication of optical quality! My opinion as I’ve used cheap Hoya filters in the past and the results weren’t good. How are B&W filters lacking optically? Never heard that before.
Did you read the information in the links I posted? The answer to your question is right there.
Aug 12, 2018 17:25:26 #
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