Just of out for the day but have spent ages looking for filters online.
I am fairy new to 365 and photography but I would like your opinion on the best brand of filters to go for. I have heard Hoya and Kenko are good (but I am on a budget).
Most filter makers have different grades. I would choose them based on the lenses. Put simply, less expensive lenses go with budget filters, more expensive ones get high quality ones.
I think it depends on what filters you are using. If it's a UV or ND filter go with Hoya or (I use Rocketfish) they are stronger and made with better glass, but for color or effects... I think the cheap ones are just as good. I've paid less than $1 each for colored filters
Ok there are filter and there are filter Yvette, UV for cutting down sunlight rays (brightness) Polarisers for glare, then you have the ND2,4,8,I use either 2 or 4 the numbers mean thats 2 f-stops are needed or 4 f-stops are needed usually these filter are for water falls to slow down the water the polarisers are good for beaches and heavy sunlight , The other thing is if you use CS5 you can use the filter in them plus download some others, But dont count on it to get the perfect pic.. trial and error much luv :)
there are B+W and Singh Ray very expensive, Hoya digital pro around the 60-80 $$ mark or cheaper
my theory is why spend good dollars for a lens only to cover it with cheap plastic? i say spend the dollars on the good glass filters like marumi. unless you have a relatively inexpensive lens then a hoya or equivalent is fine.
Hoya and Tiffen used here. I took shots outside (flowers etc.) with my $30 (US) Hoya UV on my lens. I took the filter off and took more shots. I can't tell a difference in the shots, so that's good I guess. However, beware of eBay as most of the filters on there are counterfeit.
@indiannie_jones@wormentude@asrai@viranod@meshinka@eddyj@cfrantz@crisd@bgphoto Thank you everyone. I am going to have a look around and and see whats available to me in the UK I know I can definitely get Hoya in the local camera shop and Kenko online. I was wondering about the ones on ebay but I may steer away now :) xx
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there are B+W and Singh Ray very expensive, Hoya digital pro around the 60-80 $$ mark or cheaper