Id like to know what type of filters i should be looking at for my SLR.
Il be mainly taking out door pics sun sets and sunrise shots close ups and general shooting.

And if you know of any good secure online camara stores that i may find these your info would be mostly apriceated

Thank you.

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A clear polarizing one is a good start!

dan

You only need one..........

Grey Graduating....

Don't get caught up in the Hype... BOY

Polarizing Filter and a Neutralizing Density Gradual Grey Filter.

I use the Cokin filter system (is cheaper ... but have to be carefull with the filters) ... the P series, and a ND8 Grad Grey.

I get a most of my camera bits from EPhotoZine. http://www.ephotozineshop.com/index.cfm

Gillies

[ 08. February 2005, 08:43 PM: Message edited by: Gillies ]

I understand the polarizing i think? Does that cut down on glire and protect the lens from UV damage? ( I am nieve and i know ignerance is bliss )but what deos the Density Gradual Grey filter do?

Huge gives good advice - there's a lot of filters that you just don't need (and guess which dingbat bought most of them ).

If the close-ups include shiny objects, you could try a starburst. I'd add a graduating blue as well.

A good one for any slr is a clear filter (UV?), just to protect the front element of your lens.

BTW, do they still make Cokin filters?

[Gillies, you posted whilst I was still composing ]

[ 08. February 2005, 08:46 PM: Message edited by: John S ]

I'm with Gillies on this one. A polariser is nice to have, but you specifically mentioned sunrise/sets, so a set of ND grads is a definate must have.

I use ND2, ND4 and ND8 - all Cokin P sized.

The Polo cuts down on UV light which is not good for film, it has the added advantage of protecting your lens as it is cheaper to replace a scratched filetr than a lens. For that reason all your lenses should have their own filter in place.

A grey Grad filter brings the lux value of the sky and land closer together, basically a C41 (colour negative film) has a tolerance of around five stops.

There can easily be a greater than 5 stop difference in the sky and the land. therefore you get a good picture of the sky OR a good picture of the Land or a mediocre picture of the two.

Using a grey grad filter brings the level of the sky closer to the level of the land, if you can get this within the 5 stop error margin you will get a good picture.

I am sure that, being a young wipersnapper you will not like to take the advice of an oldie but if you look uo ADAMS on google you will find his advise still works today and he would probably be 5 times your age now.... BOY

I find the Cokin system great - save a lot of money on getting grad filters for my 58mm, 72mm, 77mm sizes of glass.

I would look at UV filters also as John mentions also, great for protecting the glass in every day usage and not to pricey.

Gillies

Try SRB at Luton. They make filter holders and adaptors and also supply quality filters. I was very pleased with the ones I bought some years ago. Go to http://www.srbfilm.co.uk/adaptors.htm