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 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:18 am
it is remarkable. i have been able to get some pictures of my mouth and such (not some awesome ones of my eye like i was able to do with my point and shoot for some reason) and so i was wondering... what other filters would be the best to get?
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:06 pm
Uh.. May I be the first to say..
What?!
lol sorry it's just you were talking about a lens, a telephoto or macro.. and then you just start talking about filters at the end?
Well.. It depends on what you do. Honestly, I don't use filters anymore. The only ones I might have on are UV filters just for protection.
If you're doing landscapes, polarizers are pretty useful although theyre also useful with people and portraits. ND (Neutral Density) filters are useful for outdoor shots too.
Honestly I say stay away from filters like the soft focus, or filters that give odd lens flares and such. Because any of that stuff, if you REALLY need it to be done, can be done in photoshop in post and things like that can ruin a photo. For instance, if you have something like that on and take a picture.. You can't exactly UNDO that after you take the picture. You can try to fix it, reduce it or spend many hours painting it away.. But it's always best to just work with a clean image right from the start so you can edit away to your hearts content and add stuff later.
But filters... Honestly I think are somewhat overrated.
People think they're the most amazing thing since a rear lcd screen so you can view yer pretty pictures (Ya, I said yer). But too many people I know rely on filters so much. Don't be like that.
Also about the lenses and not getting pictures of your eye and such..
Different lenses have different focusing distances. If you're using a telephoto the focus distance, at the very minimum is going to be a lot FURTHER away than a lens that isnt a telephoto, for instance. Macro is the exception, it's meant to be kind of a zoom with close focusing so you can get closer/larger shots.
With a point and shoot, basically you just have that tiny lens that might zoom a little but the focus distance isn't very far. So you can still zoom in or have it real close to whatever and get shots like that.
I hope that makes sense. I'm having an awful day and im way too tired to try to explain it in more detail. lol
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:28 am
haha whoops i'm so sorry. i kinda mix everything up sometimes... sweatdrop
anyway, yeah, filter. not lens.
and thanks for the advice! : D
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:33 am
lol I was so confused.. I was like.. huh?! surprised
But yup, no problem.
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:49 pm
Cilayin, I've missed your huge paragraphs with ridiculous amounts of information in them!
I tend to agree with him. I have a UV filter on both of my lenses for protection, but special effects are best left to photoshop, or a dark room.
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