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Photography F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2024 Nov 13 3:04 pm)
They are very useful filters but if you use them beware that the loss of light by up to 4 stops means you need good lighting or a tripod
Danny O'Byrne http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/
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Very useful filters indeed if you shoot landscapes - saves all that merging of images or blown out skies. I don't like the grad. ND8's much think the sky can look a bit overly filtered with those, unless there is 3 stops difference. Even then it doesn't always look natural to me.
Only filters I own are ND grads and polarizer.
Talking of handholding I have heard of people who have used sunglasses in front of the lens, could be useful if you got graduated sunglasses ;) Message edited on: 04/19/2005 15:09
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You should meter and then insert the filter into the holder; otherwise it defeats the object of using one to some degree. If you are shooting landscapes your camera should be on a tripod anyway, so that you can get the maximum DOF possible.
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Found some information on this subject that might be useful! L8r! Joe