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<span style="font-size: 8pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"]I was wondering if there was a good resources for learning more on filters and their affects and benefits. I knowalittle about thembut see others mentioned here and there.<o:p></o:p>
<span style="font-size: 8pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"]Looking for something similar to this site but with more information on just filters.<o:p></o:p>
MattG
I don't have a specific resourcerecommendation, but if you are just shooting digital, the list of must have filters shrinks to 3 in my opinion. Circular polarizer, neutral density and a graduated neutral density filter.
Color compensation and black & white contrast filters come free with whatever you are using to edit photos these days.
That might be a bit tough, since the vast majority of filters out there are (were!) used for correcting various properties inherent to film. All of that color correction/creativity can be done in post on your digital images. For a digital SLR, the only filters you will commonly want to use would be:
Circular polarizer - remove glare/reflections, add contrast to skies; effects cannot be duplicated in post processing
Neutral density filters - for slow shutter speeds in daytime, compensating for hardware limitations
Graduated ND filters - primarily for landscapes, this effect can be duplicated in post, but it's more work; but, you might explore HDR as an alternative to graduated ND filters
UV/clear filters - solely for lens protection and easier cleaning (dSLR sensors are insensitive to UV)
The best tutorial I've run across is this one:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-lens-filters.htm
thnks for the input!
MattG