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Filters cheap or expensive?
well this pony has been beaten more than once. two inescapable facts always results: 1) many for and against with personal experiences backing each side. so buying the filter as "Insurance" is a crap shoot at best. 2) most people that do use them, buy them with thier camera or lens, moments after...
Posted by Don on 19/04/2011 - 22:04
Filters cheap or expensive?
I was interested to read on the comments section of an article titled 5 Kinds of Photography Equipment That Waste Your Money One of which was cheap UV filters. Comments were to the effect that with them your pictures are not so sharp. I have always used fairly budget filters and i need to replace...
Posted by testdasi on 19/04/2011 - 23:06
Filters cheap or expensive?
Must admit Alex you are confusing me! First you say that you should use RAW instead of JPEG to get the best picture quality, because, after all, that is what you pay for, then you happily admit to degrading your Image Quality!! I spend about 10% of a lens cost on a *good* protective filter, ...
Posted by Unlocker on 20/04/2011 - 00:05
Filters cheap or expensive?
Must admit Alex you are confusing me! First you say that you should use RAW instead of JPEG to get the best picture quality, because, after all, that is what you pay for, then you happily admit to degrading your Image Quality!! I spend about 10% of a lens cost on a *good* protective filter, ...
Posted by testdasi on 20/04/2011 - 21:15
Filters cheap or expensive?
If a cheap Jessops filter is good enough for an it's good enough for anything :shock: :lol:
Posted by Algernon on 20/04/2011 - 21:34
Filters cheap or expensive?
Having had a camera strap break and send my camera with tamron 80-210 (we're talking sometime ago!) crashing to onto stone paving , I was glad to have had a UV filter on the front which bore the brunt of the impact. It smashed, leaving minimal damage to the lens itself. I am happy to have someth...
Posted by OldTaffy on 23/04/2011 - 19:16
Filters cheap or expensive?
Speaking for myself, I would only consider a protection filter if I were going somewhere with nasties that might get onto the front element (e.g. sea spray, blowing sand in desert etc.)
Posted by MrCynical on 24/04/2011 - 01:02
Filters cheap or expensive?
For me, hard hood always, UV filter never. A hood protects better than a filter and potentially increases rather than decreases IQ. As for sensor cleaning I would never randomly blow dust and particles around the inside of my camera. Arctic Butterfly For The Win!
Posted by rparmar on 24/04/2011 - 12:37
Filters cheap or expensive?
I have a Kenko/Hoya filter fitted on to my DA*16-50 since the day I bought the lens which was about 2 years ago. This is a clear filter and it is the Pro 1 D filter. 2 months ago, I accidentally dropped the lens from waist height and it dropped face down. The filter was smashed to bits but no dam...
Posted by felix on 24/04/2011 - 13:37
Filters cheap or expensive?
The only filter i use are CPL and those are high quality B+W Käsemann MRC filters so anything but cheap. I've 3 of those, 1 49mm that fits on the DFA100 and the DA40, and one for ech of the DA* lenses. I also have a GND Z-Pro set, i forgot the brand at the moment :oops: For protection i've almo...
Posted by Anvh on 25/04/2011 - 13:30
Pentax SMC F 70-210
Yep, they will work just like a modern lens. Just remember to set the aperture to "A". The 70-210mm is still a very well-regarded lens. Assuming you also have the F 35-70mm then you'll want the 18-55mm with your new dSLR to give you a true wide angle lens (thanks to the crop factor - Pentax dSLR sen...
Posted by Dangermouse on 21/04/2011 - 17:12
Pentax SMC F 70-210
Hi Matt, thanks for your reply. Its not a filter. It unscrewed from deeper inside the lens (maybe I shouldnt have taken it out) Its like a magnifier, about 10mm in depth. The other lens is a 35-70mm so a wide angle would be more useful. How do you like your KX? Cheers, Dave.
Posted by handfd01 on 21/04/2011 - 18:18
"compact" holster case for K5
Look at the Lowepro Rezo Toploader Zoom cases, they come in various sizes, are very well made, and not horribly expensive either. Don't worry about that blocked site - I used to work in a school's IT tech support unit and our site blacklist frequently threw up completely innocent sites as being u...
Posted by Dangermouse on 22/05/2011 - 20:39
Film Versus Digital
I shoot film because I enjoy it. Nothing more, nothing less. As long as you're having fun and getting the results you want, why should anyone give a stuff how other people are doing it. Quite right too! There seems to be a resurgence of interest in film... a few 'hip' young people I met last ye...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 02/06/2011 - 19:29
Shooting an Infrared Image
Greetings from the USA. Without going into a whole lot of detail, I tried using a cheap IR Filter with my K100D a while back. Never could get the hang of it. Pictures came out darn stupid, so I stopped trying. Would using a Hoya R72 Filter make any difference with my K100D or do you have to ...
Posted by Corker2211 on 07/06/2011 - 12:39
Shooting an Infrared Image
I would guess that the K100d would be partially sensitive to infrared. To use an unmodified camera for infrared, mount the camera on a tripod and frame and focus the subject. Set f8 at 1/8 sec, screw on the infrared filter and take an exposure. Repeat taking exposures at different shutter speeds un...
Posted by grahamwalton on 07/06/2011 - 13:02
Shooting an Infrared Image
This photo is an example of infrared photography on an unmodified Pentax DSLR, using an R72 filter. https://www.pentaxuser.com/images/gallery/2010/03/normal/blowing-in-the-wind_1269533914.jpg
Posted by grahamwalton on 07/06/2011 - 15:05
Shooting an Infrared Image
I would guess that the K100d would be partially sensitive to infrared. There is a filter infront of the sensor that filter IR out sadly :( I've the same problem with the K10D but if it's a sunny day and you got a tripod you can do IR photography but it takes quite some long shutter times. This...
Posted by Anvh on 07/06/2011 - 19:18
Shooting an Infrared Image
The IR blocking filter is stronger on some cameras than others. The K-r and K-5 seem to be better for pseudo-IR images than the K10D or K20D.
Posted by johnriley on 07/06/2011 - 22:11
Shooting an Infrared Image
I would guess that the K100d would be partially sensitive to infrared. There is a filter infront of the sensor that filter IR out sadly :( I've the same problem with the K10D but if it's a sunny day and you got a tripod you can do IR photography but it takes quite some long shutter times. The K10...
Posted by petrochemist on 07/06/2011 - 23:00
