what kind of the filter good for the sunset ?
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I just did a photo shoot of sunset over Anclote Key in the gulf of Mexico using a the Tiffen ND 0.6. amd ISO 100 with a shutter speed of 320. When the sun was nearly down, the light dropped off and I removed the filter and shot a few more frames which gave me a comparison of filter vs no filter. The colors were "richer" (more saturated) with the filter. I used a Canon T4i and a 24-105MM f4.0L lens.
502001
I would think that a graduated neutral density filter would be better for sunsets.
707345
The circular polarizer is used to remove glare and darken sky's. You also loose a couple of stops of light, so at night and indoors you will not need it, although it might be effective indoors to reduce glare on non metallic surfaces. If you want to replace it you can use a skylight filter or a UV filter.
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As all the other answers illuminate, this filter serves to provide protection from fingerprints, smudges, dust, etc., for your camera's lens. Some clear filters even have a hardened coating to enhance impact protection. UV/Haze filters or Skylight filters are/were used on photographic film cameras as color film reacts to UV wavelength light. Those filters blocked transmission of UV light to the film but also furnished a protective "layer" to the camera lens. UV/Haze and Skylight filters have a slight color tint and could affect the color captured by a digital photo sensor, which isn't affected by UV wavelength light. Hence, the "clear" filter has an application in digital photography. Look for one with high quality optical glass and multi-coated to prevent ghosting and flare in your photos from light sources and reflections. No doubt, this filter from Nikon likely meets those requirements.
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I believe the filter is for cleaning the water of algae or particulates that show up after you have filled it. We have one cat using the fountain, and it is not in direct sun. But "stuff" can sill shomw up in the water and the filter helps freshen and lengthen time between diassembly and cleaning. We service our filter about every three months.
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As I understand the effectiveness of a polarizer filter, it removes the glare from sunlight on objects, especially sky and water, but also plant leaves, revealing true color without the over-exposure we often see from sunlight. I agree that the polarizer lens is not for cloudy, overcast days or for evening or low-light shots. It MAY also interfere with the use of an electronic flash and the light-meter should you try to leave the filter on while taking flash pictures. I would reserve the polarizer filter for bright light, outdoor pictures. I hope this helps.
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Go to: KNFILTERS.com. The manufacturer is very helpful and know.their product best.
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The filter is fine. It catches anything you can see. When I am sweeping and see dust floating in a shaft of sunlight, I put the air filter in the room, turn it on full blast and come back 10 minutes later. The air is clear. Nothing floating in the sunlight.
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Should work OK. Remember that the main function of a UV or skylight filter is to protect the lens.
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One more thing where I see Nikon's superiority - the lens barrel have built-in treads for mounting photo filters and/or tulip shade to prevent direct sun glare into the lens - crucial feature for taking sunset shots. Oh, I'll be remiss not to mention range finder type viewer (in addition to the standard lcd display on the back of a camera), a very useful feature in shooting against the light source (sunset), because viewing of your lcd display in certain light conditions (such as your sunset takes) could be problematic at times! Cheers :-)
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I bought this for a friend and don't remember a filter. Sorry I cannot be more informative.
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I believe you would be using the 46mm filter for the 20mm pancake:B+W 46mm Clear UV Haze with Multi-Resistant Coating (010M)
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Of the filters I received, one was for UV, one for glass reflections, and the third for bright sun on snow or beach. I mainly keep the UV filter on all the time, and the bright one in my bag should the need present itself.
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Hello BenYou can use any of the ND filters, 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32 depending on how bright it is. ND filters darken the scene by certain amount of stops depending on the ND filter used.Polarizing filters are often used to eliminate reflections though you can still use it for bright scenes. None of the rest would be useful for what you're doing (underwater, macro or UV).
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I use the view finder most of the time, no problem in the sun.. the lens should have sun shade.
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I don't think so...they just filter the sun but make everything so much brighter and the greens are so much greener.... its a dark yellow lens, with no silver refective material on the outside...hope this helps..
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I used this filter to photograph the partial solar eclipse on 10/23/2014, see my pictures in the reviews of this filter. I found the filter worked well when shooting through the clouds but it was not dark enough when the sky was cloudless. I will try stacking 2 of these filters for future use. When shooting the Sun with this filter DO NOT LOOK THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER!!! Though dark this filter does not block any of the IR light that will burn your retinas. You must use the live view screen for composition.
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Same thing.Actually the ND8 reduces 3 stops of light, and it's the most common ND filter purchased.