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Digital SLR / DSLR Camera Question / DSLR Thread 2

i_am_the_koi said:
I'll supply the unopened beers and a courtesy bottle opener :love
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polarizers can be fun. neutral density filters are great if you want to shoot more wide open in bright daylight. UV filters if, uh, you're shooting in a really dirty environment, or if are paranoid you might actually hurt the glass on the lens, otherwise don't bother with them.
 
Another thing I"ve been thinking about playing around with...

Also those Macro extension tubes.... anybody?
 
BrassPremier said:
polarizers can be fun. neutral density filters are great if you want to shoot more wide open in bright daylight. UV filters if, uh, you're shooting in a really dirty environment, or if are paranoid you might actually hurt the glass on the lens, otherwise don't bother with them.
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This. I have a bunch of colored/special FX filters I got used, and never use them.

I only carry circular polarizers and an ND for my F1.8 portrait lens so I can still use it at F1.8 in bright light without running out of shutter speed and ISO.

Macro extension tubes are a cheap way to take macro pics, but really, a dedicated macro lens is the way to go.

The DOF when using an extension tube is so ludicrously narrow, even at really big F-stop numbers, it's almost unusable with longer tubes. Get 12mm or less if you can, tho I don't know if they get much slimmer. I have a 20 and a 12, the 20 is nutty - I can almost touch the subject, but the DOF is less than a fraction of a millimetre.
 
Super dark ND filters are great for getting longer exposures when it's still light out. I use mine primarily for shooting long exposure waterfall shots in the early morning/late afternoon, and also getting smooth water for dawn/sunset shots. This photo, while totally dull and uninspired, is an example of when I needed a really dark ND because there was still too much light.

exif:
Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure: 30
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100

 
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boy do I know how to kill a thread I guess. :(
Just got back from a trip to Scotland and Amsterdam. Took around 1000 pics (~ 30 gigs of RAW), which will probably yield about 100 I'm happy with :cry. Now comes the arduous editing process. Not eager to do so while jet lagged.

Did you get an ND filter yet?

Here's a few shots I took on the trip where filters were handy/necessary.

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critique is always welcome.

the first one i put a graduated filter on top of my darkest ND filter, and the sky is still blown to shit. I hate bright overcast days.
 
^^^ I like the first pic the best. :thumbup

Big props to you. I don't have the patience to shoot scenic shots. I only know how to shoot people. I'm excited that my lighting skills seem to be improving.
 
i_am_the_koi said:
Another thing I"ve been thinking about playing around with...

Also those Macro extension tubes.... anybody?
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Koi - I shoot a lot of macro and have used tubes quite a bit. They work well as a cheap way to get macro performance out of a basic lens. You'll have to get used to stopping down a good bit, and sometimes the MFD can be awkwardly small. I used them more in addition to a macro lens to go beyond 1:1.

Pick up a cheap set and play with them. Many people get great macro results out of an old 50mm lens with a reversing ring. Still, not the easiest setup.

The bigger issue with macro is that you need LOTS of light. You're shooting at f8 or smaller, and need at least a 1/100 shutter, although faster is better. So, the bigger issue with macro is diffusing the flash to make it look a bit more natural.
 
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