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step-down rings or new filters?

Started 9 months ago | Discussions thread
Dunlin Senior Member • Posts: 2,611
Re: step-down rings or new filters?

stevet1 wrote:

Jethro,

I keep a UV filter on my lenses all the time. If I'm going to risk something, I'd rather risk a $40 filter than a $600 lens.

So did I, but then I realised how much glare and ghosting it was adding to some photos. Mind you, I only use cheap £10 ones.

I use a CPL filter occasionally. I

What's a CPL filter?

haven't used ND filters much, but bought them for moving water scenes where I want to slow the shutter speed down and blur the water, but mainly for video work where the shutter speeds are much slower than normal still photos according to the 180 rule.

The water case is mainly why I want a ND filter.

...

After listening to you and guinness2, I think I'll go with the dedicated 67mm filters rather than step rings.

That's probably best.

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