I have a D80 with a 67mm lens. I want to use indoor lighting to shoot my oil paintings which have a slight varnish. Will the lens reduce glare?
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A polarizing filter will block some of the reflected light how much is a function of a number of variables such as the light source, angle etc.
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The filter has worked well for me to reduce glare on windows, water, etc, so I assume it will work well on paintings. (I've not shot paintings with the filter, however.) I'm always amazed at how the view changes as I turn the filter. The results you get will rest somewhat on your lighting scheme--I assume you'll shoot with two diffused light sources, set at 45 degrees on either side of the painting. You can return the filter within 30 days of delivery if it doesn't work as well as you hope.
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I would think that the polarizer would help. The same principle that makes this lens filter work on water reflections will help with your painting reflections.
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I agree the light is not bright enough for a lot of applications, I moved the subject closer to the light, finally broke down and just started using a speedlite rather than this overhead light bar. You might try using a lens hood on the camera to eliminate the glare. I can't say that I ever got a glare line on the background, and I used many, many combinations of additional lights to get good results.
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No. I normally shoot outdoors with a skylight filter (which I keep on at all times to protect my lens) and use the polarizing filter in highly light reflective situations ( e.g. Window, mirror, water, bright metal, etc.). The lens hood further reduces the flare.
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It depends heavily on how bright you want the effect to be and how far away you are able to place the fixture. In addition, there are two different lenses that allow you to have a wider or narrower field of effect based on your needs. In essence, there is no good way to answer. I can tell you from experience that I have had a usable effect covering an entire wall at the end of a large ballroom using the narrower lense in extremely low light, but to do so I had to place the unit itself at the opposite end of the room.Sorry if this is less than helpful...
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I use it on my tamron 18-270 and have NO trouble with the lens hood. I like the BW filter so much that I just bought another one for my Tamron 28-75 (67mm for the latter). I think the light transmission is excellent!
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This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using wide-angle lens rather than telephoto lens like this one. This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using... » Read More This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using wide-angle lens rather than telephoto lens like this one. « Show Less
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I haven't used this lens specifically for portraits only for long distance shots indoors and outdoors. It worked well for those purposes.
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A lamp near by will cause a glare..i use mine in the finished cellar with recessed lighting...no glare.
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Yes it will but the only concern would be lighting. I would advise a ring flash with this lens. Yes lowering the aperture will make things brighter but you will also loose depth of field on a lower aperture in a macro shot. Just my humble opinion.
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The way I'm using it (for portraits, the room is not completely dark, and I use flashes), they are ok. I have noticed a very, very minor brightness when the flash was directed at it (i.e. I was trying to make it reflective to see how it reacts), but it was barely noticeable since I was looking for it.
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This lense works great for action outdoors with a lot of light. We use fixed 1.8 for indoors
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To be honest with you I only use Pro lenses and with those it is compatible. I would be inclined to think the answer would be no since you lose an f stop with the teleconverter which means you will need alot of light for your lens. My guess is NO.
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Yes, the lens will work with the D80. It is not a particularly fast lens, so you would need lots of light for sporting shots. Daytime it would probably be fine, but even under stadium lights at night, you are likely to get some soft shots.
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Yes. This is my "go-to" lens for landscape and close-quarters indoor work with the D700 and D800E. The only precaution I can think of is that it will block the built-in flash on these cameras at wider angles.
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I use this lens with my D800 with great success. It will show some flare now and then, but it has marvelous resolution. I use it on a tripod when working indoors since it has no VR, but outdoors not so much. Keep in mind that with the high pixel count of the 800, tripod work with the mirror up technique is important to get the full resolution the lens is capable of.
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Hi, not too much glare with room lighting. Overall pretty happy with it but keep in mind that you cannot adjust the angle of the display (at least I have not figured it out). but that has not been a problem. Fairly quick but slower than my mac book pro likely because of the solid state drive.
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I just bought this for my D80. It works perfectly fine. If you zoom in to the max then the built-in flash will cast a shadow (the lens itself is in the way) because you are so close to the object, in that case you need external lighting. No other 'issues' (this will happen regardless of what macrolens you use, so it isnt really an issue) that I have seen, great lens.