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 Post subject: Filter Suggestions
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Any of you photogs out there have any suggestions for filters suitable for use at an airshow?

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polarising filter for one so that there are less reflections in any canopy you wish to shoot through.
they help with flare too.

and of course the normal, cheap, uv filter on all the lenses to save scratches.

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 Post subject: Re: filters
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Jeff wrote:
polarising filter for one so that there are less reflections in any canopy you wish to shoot through.
they help with flare too.


I agree. It is especially useful when shooting a plane with nots of glare. You just dial it in and the glare disappears. You can even see into windows, and you get a very nice blue for the sky as a backdrop.

I would definitely recommend you get one.

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I was looking at polarization filters and there seemed to be at least two types (linear and circular), any specific suggestions? Whats the difference?

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Scott WRG Editor wrote:
I was looking at polarization filters and there seemed to be at least two types (linear and circular), any specific suggestions? Whats the difference?


Linear only works in one orientation. Turn your camera 90 degrees and you essentially don't have a polarizing filter. If you put one polarizing filter over another in the same orientation, light still gets through. Turn one of them 90 degrees to the other and all light is blocked.

I have a polarizing filter that rotates. you can rotate it while looking through the lens to see how the glare is reduced. Sometimes glare is good though, depending what you are trying to do.

I've never used a circular polarizer, so can't comment on that. My guess is that if the glare is in a narrow strip in the vertical plane at the center of the image, it should work fine- but not so well on the far right or left of the image.


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I have a polarizing filter that rotates. you can rotate it while looking through the lens to see how the glare is reduced. Sometimes glare is good though, depending what you are trying to do.


This is the same type that I am referring to. I find it works very well and lets you see the true colours.

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All I can say is don't buy cheap filters. There is no use haveing a $$$$ lens a $20 piece of cheap glass on the front to soften the pics.

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