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Cheaper than Dust-Aid, and Artic Butterfly?
I looked a while back at this when I had the GX10. The cost of cleaning was a significant proportion of the value of the camera and there were no guarantees. IT could come back worse!!! with no come back! I decided to DIY. Read and re-read all available web stuff. Google the top 10 suspects. ...
Posted by dougf8 on 05/06/2010 - 14:07
Having trouble getting it off...
Try wearing a rubber glove on the hand you are gripping the filter with... Hope that helps
Posted by matwhittington on 05/06/2010 - 18:33
Having trouble getting it off...
Get some Blue-Tak and warm it up a bit to make it stickier. I normally boil the kettle and flatten the Blue-Tak against the hot side. Make/Roll it into something resembling a piece of string. Form a circle on a Formica table top the right diam. to take the filter. Push the filter into the Blue...
Posted by Algernon on 05/06/2010 - 18:45
Having trouble getting it off...
Get some Blue-Tak and warm it up a bit to make it stickier. I normally boil the kettle and flatten the Blue-Tak against the hot side. Make/Roll it into something resembling a piece of string. Form a circle on a Formica table top the right diam. to take the filter. Push the filter into the Blue...
Posted by Anvh on 05/06/2010 - 18:48
Having trouble getting it off...
It's important to apply pressure equally all round the filter - if you use pressure either side filters are distorted and lock into position. There have been a few ideas, but basically anything you can wrap around and will grip evenly.
Posted by johnriley on 05/06/2010 - 19:38
Having trouble getting it off...
Wrap a thin cord around the filter. Something like telephone cord should do. Failing that, you can buy a dedicated filter wrench or one of those wrap around jar/bottle opening tools.
Posted by Mannesty on 05/06/2010 - 21:03
Having trouble getting it off...
It's important to apply pressure equally all round the filter - if you use pressure either side filters are distorted and lock into position. There have been a few ideas, but basically anything you can wrap around and will grip evenly. I'm with John on this, try and grip the filter from the front...
Posted by johnwhit on 06/06/2010 - 08:31
Shooting through glass
Pushing the lens right up against the glass, so the filter ring or hood is touching the glass, will prevent stray light (from your flash, for example) getting in and eliminate reflections. The problem with this is that you can only shoot at one angle - perpendicular to the glass. Someone on this...
Posted by thoughton on 17/06/2010 - 14:37
What polariser filter for sigma 10-20mm
i am currently using a cokin filter system, but the balck frame appeared at 13mm upward. Any advice? thanks
Posted by brightstone on 20/06/2010 - 01:18
What polariser filter for sigma 10-20mm
My first question would be do you really need a polariser with such a wide lens? The first problem is vignetting - dark corners where the lens is so wide the filter cuts off the edges. The second is that polarisation varies across the sky, so with very wide lenses polarisers cause banding effe...
Posted by johnriley on 20/06/2010 - 01:23
What polariser filter for sigma 10-20mm
Have you got the wide filter holder? There is a Cokin filter holder specifically for wide angle lenses, which only takes one filter. I have used it in the past with no problems at 10mm on this lens. The standard filter holder is not suitable for this lens. However, I never used a Cokin polariser, I ...
Posted by aliengrove on 20/06/2010 - 10:53
What polariser filter for sigma 10-20mm
I would concur with John on this. I used a slimmer (single)filter holder on my 10-20 and there was noticeable vignetting from 10-13/14mm. I reckoned my only option when it came to putting filters in front of this particular lens was to invest in a more expensive filter system. In the end I sold...
Posted by petemasty on 20/06/2010 - 10:55
What polariser filter for sigma 10-20mm
thanks for the replies, particularly to John. i did come across the banding on the sky and could not figure out what has caused it or just thought an issue on comprssion. i found the cokin wide angle holder on ebay, and maybe try it, but i do not want to invest any more on another CP filer, but i pr...
Posted by brightstone on 21/06/2010 - 19:41
cokin/kood filter systems?
Don't really know where to post this, so this might be a good place... I've now got a few lenses and find that I'm somehow quite sick of buying and carrying different sized filters for each lens, so I'm thinking about changing to a cokin P or kood filter system, as it sounds like the filters are al...
Posted by chaude on 03/07/2010 - 12:20
cokin/kood filter systems?
I've now got a few lenses and find that I'm somehow quite sick of buying and carrying different sized filters for each lens, so I'm thinking about changing to a cokin P or kood filter system, as it sounds like the filters are all interchangeable, and all the bits I'll need is specific ring size hold...
Posted by Anvh on 03/07/2010 - 14:47
cokin/kood filter systems?
the widest i've got is the 16-45mm...and I've been told by someone that I could get a wide angle holder but that only holds one filter? Part of the appeal is also that I can use multiple filters.. I don't do much street photography, at least I don't specialise in it so I wouldn't worry too much abo...
Posted by chaude on 03/07/2010 - 15:06
cokin/kood filter systems?
The square filter holders will take several filters. My Kood one holds 3 or 4. I have a couple of grad filters (one hard, one soft) which I occasionally use in combination and it works with the 16-45 with the correct ring adapter. The filters themselves are 84mm wide (I think) so any filter from any...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 03/07/2010 - 15:19
cokin/kood filter systems?
hmmm okay.... so, where should I start from? a few ND grads and a cpl?? any advise on where to get them relatively cheap? thanks guys!
Posted by chaude on 03/07/2010 - 15:50
cokin/kood filter systems?
Adrian it really depends on what filters you use if it's worth the hassle. There are only 3 common filters that are useful when using a digital camera and those are Graduated Natural Density, Natural Density and Polarisers. For the GND the square filter is very useful since you can move the filt...
Posted by Anvh on 03/07/2010 - 15:56
cokin/kood filter systems?
hmmm okay.... so, where should I start from? a few ND grads and a cpl?? Cokin have a GND set which holds 3 GND filters and a holder, you only need to buy the right rings for your lenses then. For the CPL, I don't think you should get the Cokin one because of the quality and when you combine it wit...
Posted by Anvh on 03/07/2010 - 16:00
