What filter should I get? How do I know what mm filter I should buy. I am new to photography and everyone tells me I need a UV filter. I am using the Canon Digital Rebel XTI with the standard 18-55mm lens. I mostly shoot landscapes and water shots.Can someone tell me more about filters please? What filter should I get? How do I know what mm filter I should buy. I am new to photography and everyone tells me I need a UV filter. I am using the Canon Digital Rebel XTI with the standard... » Read More What filter should I get? How do I know what mm filter I should buy. I am new to photography and everyone tells me I need a UV filter. I am using the Canon Digital Rebel XTI with the standard 18-55mm lens. I mostly shoot landscapes and water shots.Can someone tell me more about filters please? « Show Less
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Multi-coated UV or skylight 1A 58mm filter to protect your the front of your lens. After that, let your conscience (and wallet) be your guide. I also like to add a collapsible lens hood (again, 58mm) to the lens and filter to give a little shade from sun/light flare and as a "bby buggy bumper to also help protect the lens from light impact. You will probably have to collapse it when going for wide angle shots (towards the 18mm end of your zoomlens) so thatit doesn't show in your photo.
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so you do not have to match up the mm of the filter to the mm of the lens?....meaning the zoom of the lens?
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The size for your standard lense is 58mm, so that's the diameter filter you want to buy for you 18-55mm lense
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You need a UV filter. Trust me, better for a $10 UV filter to get scrtched then your lens. And a circular polarizer is a must have especially since your shooting water shots.
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The filter must match the lens diameter, not the focal length (ex: 18-55mm zoom). In the case of the (stock Canon EF-S 18-55 filter included with many ofthe Canon kits, this would be 58mm.
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UV filter is pretty much just a lens protector. And I agree with Austin, get a circular polarizer. Also a ND filter is great for water shots, it'll let you have a longer shutter to get that milky look to the water.
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I use a Hoya Green Label (uncoated) 46mm UV filter purely for protection from dirt and "me". I got mine from camerafilters.com for @$10, maybe less. The main concern for me was getting one that I knew would clear the lense tunnel, as no one seemed to know what fit my FZ28 at the time. I've taken hundreds of shots just for comparison, I see no difference in image quality. I now leave it on inside and out. I prefer the uncoated, as they seem easier to clean. (A lenspen works great for the filter and lens)Edit: You do mean F"Z" 35 don't you?? You posted FX35..
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The filter size for your lens is : Filter/attachment size 52mm, Choose the Neutral Density filter 52mm for your lens.
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I need help deciding on a new lens for my Canon XSi. I have the 18-55mm that came with it and also a Sigma 100-300. I use the camera for high school sports and need something that gets good close up pictures when I'm not close.ThanksCR
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Hi Matt, I believe that lens takes a 58mm filter, which will be a lot less expensive than the 77mm I had to buy for my lens. Double check. It should say on the front of the lens. Make sure you order the right size. I've been happy with these filters. Good luck. Larry
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Yes, any filters with 52mm diameter should be fine, but lens hoods will give you black spots on certain focal lengths.
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Hi, A. You need to look at your lens to determine the filter diameter. There should be a circle with a line through it, followed by the corresponding size in millimeters.I believe that you are referring to the Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM (http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_50_1p4_c16/). If so, the filter size you need is 58mm. I hope this helps.
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This is my walkaround lens, and it's almost always on my XTi. I'd say my lens usage breaks down like this:1. 50mm f/1.8: 90% of the time2. 70mm-210mm f/4: 7% (sports, closeups, weddings, etc.)3. XTi kit lens: 3% (I use it for landscapes, at the wide end only). What the 50mm lacks in zoom, it makes up for in sharpness and depth of field. I love bokeh; I hate using a flash. For these reasons, the 50mm is perfect for me. I love it when I take pictures of people at a party, and they say "Take another one . . . the flash didn't go off!" Then they look and see how good this lens performs in low light, and they're usually amazed! This is my walkaround lens, and it's almost always on my XTi. I'd say my lens usage breaks down like this:1. 50mm f/1.8: 90% of the time2. 70mm-210mm f/4: 7% (sports, closeups, weddings, etc.)3. XTi kit lens: 3% (I use it for landscapes, at the wide end only). What the 50mm lacks in zoom, it makes up for in sharpness and depth of field. I love bokeh; I hate using a flash. For these reasons, the 50mm is perfect for me. I love it when I take pictures of people at a party, and they say "Take another one . . . the flash didn't go off!" Then they... » Read More This is my walkaround lens, and it's almost always on my XTi. I'd say my lens usage breaks down like this:1. 50mm f/1.8: 90% of the time2. 70mm-210mm f/4: 7% (sports, closeups, weddings, etc.)3. XTi kit lens: 3% (I use it for landscapes, at the wide end only). What the 50mm lacks in zoom, it makes up for in sharpness and depth of field. I love bokeh; I hate using a flash. For these reasons, the 50mm is perfect for me. I love it when I take pictures of people at a party, and they say "Take another one . . . the flash didn't go off!" Then they look and see how good this lens performs in low light, and they're usually amazed! « Show Less
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Dear Narmina, are you asking for the kit lens? Then it is a 40.5mm thread size. Otherwise, it will depend on the lens, as each e-mount lens has a different thread size. I don't know how much you know about photography, but having a multi-coated UV filter ALL the time is always a good idea to protect the lens (unless you have another filter on it, of course). I tend to have the UV and a Circular Polarizer for most of my glass. B+W and Hoya are my preferred brands (Tiffen would come third, with some good filter too). There's no point buying a good lens and putting a cheap filter on top of it. Hope it helps.
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Buy the EF 17-40mm f4.0L USM. Please refer to www.photozone.de and click on Canon lens tests to see why. Always buy the best lens and the least expensive non-discontinued DSLR. In this case the XTi. I own the EOS Digital Rebel XT and mate it with the excellent EF 70-200mm f4.0L IS USM to take advantage of the 1.6 times factor. I mate the EF 17-40mm f4.0L USM with the EOS 5D to take advantage of the true 17mm focal length. Hope I've helped you.
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I've owned both the Polarizer and 010M filter for the Canon 24-105 MM and can guarantee you will see vignetting at 24mm with the Polarizer and a slight darkening with the 010M (UV) filters. The slim filters are the way to go if you're going to be shooting anything at below 28mm. The B&W; site goes into a bit more detail on what length vignetting becomes an issue but in my experiments with the 24-105 anything below 35mm using the Polarizer will vignette. If you're not planning on stacking filters (which is generally a bad idea with L glass anyway) I'd go with the thin filters and just change them out as needed. I leave the Slim Polarizer on my 17-40 mm about 85% of the time. I've owned both the Polarizer and 010M filter for the Canon 24-105 MM and can guarantee you will see vignetting at 24mm with the Polarizer and a slight darkening with the 010M (UV) filters. The slim filters are the way to go if you're going to be shooting anything at below 28mm. The B&W; site goes into a bit more detail on what length vignetting becomes an issue but in my experiments with the 24-105 anything below 35mm using the Polarizer will vignette. If you're not planning on stacking filters (which is generally a bad idea with L glass anyway) I'd go with the thin filters and just change... » Read More I've owned both the Polarizer and 010M filter for the Canon 24-105 MM and can guarantee you will see vignetting at 24mm with the Polarizer and a slight darkening with the 010M (UV) filters. The slim filters are the way to go if you're going to be shooting anything at below 28mm. The B&W; site goes into a bit more detail on what length vignetting becomes an issue but in my experiments with the 24-105 anything below 35mm using the Polarizer will vignette. If you're not planning on stacking filters (which is generally a bad idea with L glass anyway) I'd go with the thin filters and just change them out as needed. I leave the Slim Polarizer on my 17-40 mm about 85% of the time. « Show Less
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I bought a 67mm UV filter and a 67mm Circular Polarizing filter. I bought the adapter from Amazon but it was sold by New West Direct. This adapter does screw onto the camera body as Jo Art has said and works great. From the imprint on the adapter ring it appears that the adapter is essentially a 51mm-67mm converter. After buying it I wondered whether it might have been better to buy a 51mm-56mm or 51mm-57mm or even a 51mm-58mm step-up adapter ring and use some of the filters I already have.
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For Nikon 17-55 you need 77 mm filter. You can use the same filter for 28-300 as well.
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hi, I have a question.... I'm not a professional photographer and not want to be, but I would use as a hobby and will go to photography classes.... to take a good photos in the future... soooo... What should I choose... the kit with those lens (18-55mm and 75-300mm ) or only the body with 18-135mm lens ??? and another question... I want to take photos to my brother's surfing. its necessary to buy a 500mm lens??? thanks a lot!
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The true I don't use match this filter, I have to play more with this. But I think you may have some black or shadows, and in other hand, like someone said you can remove UV filter. In some shots you want use polarized filter and at this time I don't know how will work because I don't have one."Hi,I have a canon 24-70 lens. Will this work at 24? Or do you think I will ses!e black spots as others mentioned. thxn"
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Right now you can get the XSi with the 18-55mm kit lens and the 55-250mm lens for just under $800 through Amazon. Both lenses are image stabilized and I have heard good things about the 55-250, which give great range on a cropped sensored body such as the XSi. Amazon doesn't list these items together but if you add them both to your cart (make sure Amazon is the seller on both) you will save $100 over buying them seperately. This price isn't shown until you get the order confirmation screen. This is the best price I have seen on this camera and don't expect to see a much better deal any time soon. The $100 off is an instant rebate promotion that Canon is offering through it's authorized retailers and it lasts until the middle of January. I would also recommend SanDisk's Extreme III class 6 memory cards in order to fully optimize the speed of the camera. I hope this helps.
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Here's the basics: the smaller the "mm" number, the closer the subject. So a 200mm is the best you'll get for far away. 55mm is good for portraits from 10' away, and an 18mm is good for indoor/small space shots.