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?
659948
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.
659949
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.
659950
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.
1189653
Works great in low light, but depends on the lens you use and what your shooting.
1241571
Its a great all around lense. It produces very sharp images. Portrait shots will definatelly come out crisp but keep in kind that its a 70-300 lense, therefore; distance may be an issue when trying to shoot indoors.
835234
I can't say as how well it would work for interior real estate photos as I use it for landscapes, which it is great for, it is not a fast lens, f3.5-4.5, so you mite need another light source for interior work.
2093061
Depends on the lens, but usually it causes only about a 1/2 stop decrease in light. It doesn't degrade image "Quality". Although you may run into vignetting(again, depends on your lens and camera type).
505453
A quick internet search says the lens is compatible with the Nikon D80. As for high quality photos indoors-- the focal length of the lens is great for indoor rooms (not sure what you mean by small). High quality depends on your skills ;o
1579277
IR and nightvison are two different things for most people. Which are you asking for? This is an IR (infrared)filter that blocks most of the visible light in order to use IR to make the exposure. So using this filter at night would be tough since in the dark you will lose all autofocusing. You would need an IR source to use it at all and it would need to be fairly strong and/or pretty close to the subject. Depending on the camera, you may or may not get decent false coloring. But no matter what you will need to process the image after shooting it to be either B/W or false color. It will be seriously red. You will give up some clarity so dont be surprised. I have a sample of this lens on a D700 on my G+ page. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/101688838116518955904/albums/5803489596685783889
282217
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.
513954
I tried using mine in front of a CCTV camera to reduce glare from fluorescent bulbs. Didn't work. The lens is polorized fine, just didn't work for my application.
2280342
Depends on the lens you're using and regardless of that, you should always be using flash indoors. The image will be grainy otherwise. So yes, that's normal.
725091
Get a lightbox, 5500K lighting with high CRI to make everything sparkle, and use photoshop to do focus stacking. Pro shots. Perfect lens for this. I've got L lens too. This one is way cheaper and just as good.
2058094
Hi There! Sorry, but I haven't used this lens indoors and I am new to photography. I bought this lens for my trip to Africa and for my daughter's outdoor sports. I live in the Pacific NW where it rains often so that's the main reason I bought this lens is because of the weather proofing. So far I have been extremely happy with it's performance. I shoot with with the K5 IIS. Sorry I can't really comment on the numbers or stats of my pictures. All I know is the pictures I've taken have been pretty amazing. Cheers!
398086
They relate to the maximum opening of the shutter in the lens, effectively how much light can be let in. 1.8 is the smallest of the three, and 1.2 is the biggest (read up on aperture and f-stop). More light means you can shoot on faster shutter speed, reducing the effects of motion blur. More light also means better indoor or nighttime shots (compared to the standard kit lenses, i.e. 18-55mm/5.6), where lighting is usually limited. The bigger aperture will decreases the depth at which the image remains focused, this allows you to take pictures where objects at a certain distance are sharp, and everything else is soft and out of focus. Those are the two main effects of aperture that I know of, hopefully you find the answer useful.
1680733
I've never tried, but if you're a stickler for details, the 85 mm fixed would have a larger aperture opening & thus a shallower depth of field for the portrait.But with software you can always change the depth of field. Take a look at "Alien Skin" software, and they provide great webnars of their features. It's one of my favorite softwares.
1285355
During daylight hours, it does so very well. When using the IR lighting, there is a lot of glare. I've tried several ways to eliminate it, but so far no luck. I have read where someone blacked out the lights on the camera and used IT illuminators outside, and that worked. I'll be giving that a try myself.
906110
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...
1773102
There are adapters for the popular front lens threads, so any lens you own would work with the light. Just be aware that the widest lenses will "see" the housing of the light which will create a slight vignette effect.