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cokin filter?
It might be the way for you Davex but I've my pol filter on almost 100% of the time. The holder you need for the filter makes the lens front heavy and also longer and wider then with a screw-in. Also buying a square system filter for just a pol seems a bit silly to me when a Hoya or B&W are bette...
Posted by davex on 15/08/2009 - 07:29
cokin filter?
I can see your point Stefan, but have to disagree;if Emma goes with a screw-in pol then decides she wants to combine with a ND Grad or some other it is going to be a pain. I think it much better to start off with a proper system, which can be adapted rather than messing about with bits and bobs. I d...
Posted by Anvh on 15/08/2009 - 12:05
cokin filter?
To be frank, the days of filter systems are probably numbered. If I were starting out now I would buy a 77mm filter and step down rings to fit my various lenses. G
Posted by George Lazarette on 15/08/2009 - 12:36
cokin filter?
It is not crucial to get a circular polarising filter, a linear polarising filter will also work on Pentax DSLRs despite what many people will tell you! This is certainly true for the K10D (and, I'm sure, Emma's GX10). I have both screw-in, and Cokin P linear polarisers, which I thought I'd tr...
Posted by ChrisA on 15/08/2009 - 13:29
cokin filter?
I've used the Cokin Z-pro with a screw-in pol without any problems you just need to have a finger on the pol if you turn the holder. If you have pol inside the holder then when you turn the holder you need to re-adjust the pol again so it might even be handier to have a pol screw-in pol then a Coki...
Posted by davex on 15/08/2009 - 17:14
cokin filter?
if it's for a wide angle lens make sure it is a slim fit. wish i had a wide angle lense for it too fit:D and i have ordered a cheap and cheerful hoya one off ebay 12 quid so ill see how it goes thanks people
Posted by ems82 on 15/08/2009 - 17:15
cokin filter?
thanks for link dave excellent reading helped me understand the difference bit better will save for future ref
Posted by ems82 on 15/08/2009 - 17:18
cokin filter?
The advice about polarisers started in the era of AF film cameras, and became the "received wisdom" that passed onto DSLR users. It seems it may well not be true any more.
Posted by johnriley on 15/08/2009 - 17:22
cokin filter?
The advice about polarisers started in the era of AF film cameras, and became the "received wisdom" that passed onto DSLR users. It seems it may well not be true any more. Hello John, Other than changing the blue in clouds, and removing the reflections caused by glass and water, how much do yo...
Posted by Roscoe on 15/08/2009 - 17:45
cokin filter?
Peter, personally I use polarisers very rarely. I have both types, but find little need for them. With wide angle lenses the vignetting they suffer often darkens the sky enough for me. If you remove reflections on water then you change the natural look into something else. I tend to use polari...
Posted by johnriley on 15/08/2009 - 17:54
are Tri-pods an endangered speices?
For my landscape shots at dawn/dusk a tripod is essential. It would be impossible for me to pull of decent/sharp shots without one. For anything else during full daylight I usually dont take my tripod, unless I'm after long exposures with a ND filter. For people mostly taking landscapes thoug...
Posted by Snootchies on 28/08/2009 - 11:02
Desaturation
Both lightroom and CS3 have the ability to click and drag on an area of the image and lighten or darken the underlying colour. For example, you can click and drag on blue sky to make it almost black similar to using a red filter on BW film. Lee Frost did review a BW conversion program he rated ev...
Posted by womble on 05/09/2009 - 21:38
Desaturation
Both lightroom and CS3 have the ability to click and drag on an area of the image and lighten or darken the underlying colour. For example, you can click and drag on blue sky to make it almost black similar to using a red filter on BW film. Not only that, with one mouse click you can change the hu...
Posted by Malo1961 on 05/09/2009 - 22:05
Pentax pricing strategy seriously wrong?
Having visited Jessops yesterday to buy some batteries, £11 for a lithium battery to fire up an SFXn - dont ask why - I enquired about a 67mm CPL filter and was quoted £113. Given the relative complexity, the amount of elements and the shipping cost of a lens etc., this makes £600 for a lens seem...
Posted by gartmore on 08/09/2009 - 12:29
Pentax pricing strategy seriously wrong?
Having visited Jessops yesterday to buy some batteries, £11 for a lithium battery to fire up an SFXn - dont ask why - I enquired about a 67mm CPL filter and was quoted £113. Given the relative complexity, the amount of elements and the shipping cost of a lens etc., this makes £600 for a lens seem...
Posted by Dr. Mhuni on 08/09/2009 - 17:16
Jpeg vs Raw processing questions
With jpeg, a Pentax engineer has decided for you what the white balance, sharpening et al will be according to his taste. To be fair, that's litttle different to the decisions made when designing a film. In the case of digital that decision can be adjusted in the menus and honed in Photoshop if re...
Posted by johnriley on 07/09/2009 - 00:16
Anyone can recognise these?
Well, it finally arrived today! So here's what your own 30 quid could have got you (drum roll): Pentax SP500 with ERC and strap. Meter needs a battery but all shutter speeds sound about right, no dents or dings but in need of a clean and possibly new light seals. ERC and strap in good condition a...
Posted by hefty1 on 14/10/2009 - 16:43
ND filters... about to buy my first one.
Hi to anyone reading this :o) I want to take some long exposure daytime shots so am about to buy an ND filter. I'm not really sure what strength to go for. There's calumet and hoya filters available pretty cheap on amazon so will probably go there. Say i want to take anything up to a 10 second...
Posted by PeterMac on 30/09/2009 - 12:10
ND filters... about to buy my first one.
Depending on the filter size, have a look :wink: ND2, ND4 and ND8 (1,2 and 3 stops) are the most used ones. Remember, a polarizer also doubles as a 2 stop ND.
Posted by Malo1961 on 30/09/2009 - 13:03
ND filters... about to buy my first one.
A polariser would be useful doubling up as an ND filter and could be used with an ND as Martin suggests. I don't want to make it even more complicated for you Peter but a couple of pointers may save you some grief. I spent ages looking for the right polarising option a few months back - forum me...
Posted by mpjx on 01/10/2009 - 01:40
