Filter Digital Slr

before and after photos of using a high resolution filter for a digital slr camera?

http://www.shopsunshine.com/images/filterkit_dsn.jpg
such as those^^^ i mean what would the difference be

Antoni’s right. Filters can mess things up if they are low quality glass, so maybe that’s what the seller means by “high resolution.” Interestingly, I did an internet search for “High resolution filter” and the first one I came up with shows the usual UV, Polarizer, and an odd-ball Fluorescent filter. The thing is, they don’t mention the filter size – essential for ordering – and these three in the kit cost $299.99! Man, that’s got to be some exotic glass. They don’t even tell you what brand they are. The place I saw selling them, though, rates a ZERO out of ten at www.resellerratings.com. No surprise.

One eBay seller has the same 3-piece set for $18.99.

The store you link to has about an 8 out of 10 rating: http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Shopsunshine_Sunshine_Electronics_DSN_Digital_Shopping_Network

When I go to their site, and search for “high resolution filter,” I only see a brand that I never heard of called Crystal Optics polarizing filters and they cost $34.99, regardless of the size. When I search for brands like Hoya, Tiffen, B+W or Cokin, there are no hits at all. You might prefer to buy your camera supplies at a photo store.

If you want to see with and without a UV filter, check out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/441244796/

Here’s my stock answer about filters:

Many people use a skylight or UV filter to protect the front glass of the lens, but you can also buy high quality plano glass filters for that purpose. Whatever you do, at least buy a decent quality filter instead of trying to get off cheap.

Personally, I’d say the first place to start for effects is a polarizing filter. You want a “circular” polarizer.

You might also find a neutral density filter (varying degrees of darkness are available) useful for taking shots of bright subjects at wider apertures or slower speeds.

As far as all the rest, you can do this in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Okay, I don’t want to argue with anyone about how it’s better to use the real filter, but our asker can try a few in Photoshop (etc) “for free” and see which ones will be the most useful before you start spending money on the real thing.

Or, go here http://www.thkphoto.com/products/hoya/index.html and see what you can learn.

Or here http://www.tiffen.com/tiffen_filters.html Tiffen makes a kit to get you started on filters, if you think you want more than one. They include a polarizer, a UV filter and a warming filter. B&H Photo and many other places sell this kit.

Many people use a UV filter simply to protect the front element of their lens from damage. “UV filters absorb ultraviolet rays which often make outdoor photos hazy or indistinct.” (from: http://www.thkphoto.com/products/hoya/gf-01.html )

We get this question often enough that I decided to upload a sample to Flickr showing the same subject taken with and without a UV filter. Download the image, cut a small section out of the top half and drag it to the same section in the bottom half and see what you think. The photos were taken about 15 seconds apart in subdued sunlight, so I think the lighting was virtually identical for each. There was no post-processing at all so you can make a fair comparison. I will not comment any further and let you decide for yourself if there is any color shift.

The picture was taken with a Nikon D200 at ISO 100 with the Nikon 18-200 VR lens @ 112 mm at f/5.3.

Buy a name brand like Hoya or Tiffen. Don’t get cheap junk to put on the front of your fine lens.

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For what it’s worth, I had a skylight filter on my 17-55 lens and I dropped my camera and broke the filter! I decided to replace it with an optically clear piece of glass, sold by Nikon solely as a lens protector. I think the skylight and UV filters are NOT as neutral as everyone says they are and I would like to start out with images as Nikon intended for me to see them.

Cleaning your Digital SLR sensor

Rear Lens Cap+Body Cap+52mm UV Filter+Front Cap for Nikon DSLR and AF AF-S Lens $6.67

55mm 5Pc CLOSE UP UV FILTER SET LENS KIT FOR SONY ALPHA DSLR-SLT-A55 FREE POUCH $15.99

2x 52mm 52 mm UV Ultra-Violet Filter Lens Protector new for Nikon D60 DSLR $5.73

55mm 4Pc UV ND POLARIZE MACRO CLOSE UP LENS FILTER KIT 4 SONY ALPHA DSLR-A390L $17.99

5P 55mm CLOSE UP UV FILTER SET LENS KIT for CAMERA ALPHA DSLR-SLT-A55 FREE POUCH $15.99

Canon EOS 30D DSLR Bundle (+ 2 Lenses, Bag, 3 Batteries, Filters, Hoods, +) $1,220.00

52mm Macro +10 Close-Up Lens Filter No.10 For DSLR SLR Film Digital Movie Camera $9.99

55mm Macro +10 Close-Up Lens Filter No.10 DSLR SLR Film Digital Movie Camera $9.99

58mm Macro +10 Close-Up Lens Filter For Canon Sony SLR DSLR Film Digital Silver $9.99

37mm IR 850nm Filter Infrared Infra-Red For DSLR lens $5.99

40.5mm ND16 Neutral Density ND Lens Filter For Olympus SLR DSLR Massa $3.99

40.5mm ND32 Neutral Density ND Lens Filter For Olympus SLR DSLR Massa $3.99

46mm Graduated Grey Color ND Neutral Density Lens Filter For DSLR SLR Camera $4.29

37mm Graduated Grey ND Color Lens Filter For DSLR SLR $4.29

74mm ND8 Optical Glass Neutral Density filter For SLR DSLR ND lens filter $7.79

46mm ND Neutral Density filter ND4 For DSLR lens $4.29

CANON EOS 10D 6.3 MP DIGITAL SLR CAMERA W/LENSES,FILTERS, BATTERY GRIP+**READ** $350.00

43mm Star 6 Point 6PT six Cross Light DSLR Lens Filter $4.15

46mm Star 6 Point 6PT Filter six Cross Light lens DSLR $4.19

Auto Chinon 50mm F 1.9 PK Mount Lens for Film & Digital SLR’s w/ UV Filter $29.95

30.5mm FLD Fluorescent daylight correct filter for DSLR $4.95

72mm ND16 Neutral Density ND Lens Filter For Nikon Canon Tamron Sigma DSLR Massa $9.99

40.5mm Circular Polarizing C-PL PL-CIR CPL Lens Filter For Nikon J1 DSLR SLR $3.49

74mm Graduated Grey ND Color Lens Filter For DSLR Sony $8.99

46mm IR 850nm Filter Infrared Infra-Red For DSLR lens $6.99

46mm IR 950nm Filter Infrared Infra-Red For DSLR lens $6.99

37mm Graduated Grey ND Color Lens Filter For DSLR SLR $4.29

74mm ND2 Optical Glass Neutral Density filter For DSLR SLR $7.99

30.5mm Circular Polarizing C-PL PL-CIR CPL Lens Filter For SLR DSLR Camera $3.99

74mm ND Neutral Density filter ND8 for DSLR lens Sony $8.99

2 in 1 Rubber Air Dust Blower Brush Dust Cleaner For Camera DSLR Lens / Filter $0.99

30.5mm ND Neutral Density filter ND8 for DSLR lens new $4.29

40.5mm ND16 Neutral Density ND Lens Filter For Olympus SLR DSLR Massa $3.99

74mm 4pt Star Filter Four Point Lens For 74mm DSLR lens $4.95

46mm Blue Color Lens Filter For Camera DSLR SLR special effect $3.99

46mm Graduated Grey Color ND Neutral Density Lens Filter For DSLR SLR Camera $4.29

40.5mm IR 950nm Filter Infrared Infra-Red For DSLR lens $6.99

82mm 4pt Star Filter Four Point Lens For 82mm DSLR Lens $4.95

49mm 8pt Star Filter 8-pointed Cross DSLR Lens filter For Pentax DA 35mm f/2.8 $1.99

40.5mm ND32 Neutral Density ND Lens Filter For Olympus SLR DSLR Massa $3.99

46mm ND Neutral Density filter ND4 For DSLR lens $4.29

49mm ND8 Neutral Density Lens filter optical glass For Pentax Sony DSLR Camera $3.99

30.5mm ND8 Optical Glass Neutral Density filter For DSLR SLR $2.99

77 mm 77mm UV Filter for all 77 Lens Protector Canon Nikon Digital SLR Camera $3.14

NEW DSLR Camera 5-In-1 Kit with Diffuser, White Balance Cap, 58mm UV Filter $17.30

20 x Lens Cleaning Pen Dust Pen Lens Cleaner kit for DSLR UV MCUV PL CPL Filters $26.95

Nikon D40 6.1 MP DSLR Camera (Kit w/18-55mm Lens) & Remote & Polarizing Filter $151.00

Nice Sony α (alpha) A100 DSLR, 35-70mm & 70-210mm lenses beercan, 1GB, UV filter $364.95

46mm ND4 Neutral Density Filter Optical glass For DSLR $5.45

86mm ND4 Neutral Density Filter Optical glass For DSLR $19.99

New CW 55mm UV protector Filter for DSLR Lens -US #030778 $2.80

Hoya 49mm ND4 Neutral Density ND Filter Ndx4 for DSLR lens US #030939 $20.50

Hoya 52mm ND4 Neutral Density ND Japan Filter Ndx4 for DSLR lens US #030150 $20.50

Hoya 72mm ND4 Neutral Density ND Japan made Filter Ndx4 for DSLR lens US #030155 $36.00

40.5mm Sunpak UV Filter Made in Japan for DSLR Lens -US $7.25

Hoya 67MM CPL CIR-PL Circular Polarizing Filter DSLR $33.99

Hoya 77MM CPL CIR-PL Circular Polarizer Filter for DSLR $41.99

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