Re: Anybody tried a Double Fog filter?
So far i got a Polarizer, and that is impossible to fake with post processing, especially for removing the reflection on the glass or water surface.
I got a UV filter, VERY important to protect your precious lense.
Also got a Haze2 filter, so i will get rid of the haze when taking picture of the grand Canyon or other high altitude shot....you get so much more details in your pictures with this filter. again you cannot fake that later on, as you cannot add details that is not there.
I got a diffuser filter and this is also hard to fake as it diffuse the light but still keep things sharp..this give a soft focus effect without looked blurred.
I got a set of closeup lens and i love them..as i can get much closer with them, i can focus around 2" close.
Low contrast filter, you cannot add details after in an overexposed area...if its totally white, nothing you can do. But with the low contrast filter, you can have details in all areas and after you can increase the contras in post processing..impossible to add detail in post processing if its not already there from the beginning.
All this is not something you can fake after, it has to be there from the beginning. This is why people spend $$$ on filters. I bought most of mine for very cheap..so far the cost is around 100$ for all of them, including the close up lens and the adapter.
Also your comment about making a "real" picture is funny, as doing post processing is nothing real...using filters is more real to me, as they are simply just another glass lens added to your existing glass lens
The only filter easy to fake later one is color correction...and i did not bother to buy these.
Daniella
David Watts
wrote:
I’ll try and post this again (this site has been having
problems lately!)
My original post (now lost) was: Why bother with filters like
this? Why not simply take a “real” picture and make
adjustments in a Paint program of your choice? I looked at a bunch
of filters – but saw only one or two that could not
(relatively) easily be done post picture taking.
I’m no photographer by the way – I just wonder why
people buy these things for digitals.
Daniella3d
wrote:
Hi,
I am looking to buy a tiffen double fog filter as i read that this
filter will create the same effect as in real fog, with forground
objects clearer than objects in the background.
This is interesting as the usual fog filter is making everything
foggy, foreground or background the same.
I was wondering if anyone tried the double fog filter and if so, is
it possible to see some samples?
thanks