A polarising filter is one of the best to start off with. Neutral density & grads are also useful to have - it all depends on what type of photographs you intend taking.
Agree with Steven and Nathan - polarising first, followed by ND. You can get a Fader ND which has different levels of density depending on how you rotate it - saves you carrying around several ND filters.
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thanks steven and nathan and helen! I might the polarizing filter. Thanks for the idea! :)
@gavincci jaydee, I also have an Inrared filter but Im disappointed with the results. True, the green foliage becomes white but I cant come up with very sharp and nice photos. T.T
@sarmientorj - the issue with IR is the focusing point for IR isn't usually the same as focusing for visible light. (It's different from lens to lens) So if you get it to where it looks in focus through the view finder, it probably won't quite be in focus on the photo. Some lenses (especially older lenses) have a red dot on the focusing ring. This is for IR. You focus like normal, then turn the focusing back that red dot, and that should be the right focusing point for IR.
Another solution for focusing is just to stop down the lens to around F8 to increase your depth of field. You'll have to try it out to see if it works. Some lenses get really bad hot spots in the photo when they're stopped down too far.
Another IR tip is to set a custom white balance on a patch of green grass while shooting through the IR filter. This will give you some pretty good color and not make your pics so red. Also, swapping the blue and the red channels in photoshop gives good results.
So my advice is to pull out that IR filter and give it another go. And post up your results.
@sudweeks@aitch2803@gavincci@sburbidge I was just about to ask the same question. I have a Canon EOS 1000D and have been looking into filters...I am bamboozled so many to choose from. Does anybody have any ideas on good online places to buy. I am from Australia and am just beginning. I have an 18-55mm and 75-300mm lense that came with the camera. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I have a circular polarizer and a macro filter. The latter I just truly adore right now. I have used my circular polarizer for some nature shots (I don't have any posted here) and it did make a difference. You can check out my pics here for the macro filter. Hope this helps.
@sudweeks Thank you very much for that comment! REALLY REALLY appreciated. I'll try to use my IR filter once more, give it a shot. Hopefully, Ill get the results Ive been wanting for months now. Thanks again!
@mommyof1 Ill definitely check your macro filter pics. Im currently torn between Polarizer and Macro Filter. haaha! :)
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hawbout trying a macro filter?
heres a good descussion abt it ...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/nikon_d90/discuss/72157613568299011/
thanks steven and nathan and helen! I might the polarizing filter. Thanks for the idea! :)
@gavincci jaydee, I also have an Inrared filter but Im disappointed with the results. True, the green foliage becomes white but I cant come up with very sharp and nice photos. T.T
Another solution for focusing is just to stop down the lens to around F8 to increase your depth of field. You'll have to try it out to see if it works. Some lenses get really bad hot spots in the photo when they're stopped down too far.
Another IR tip is to set a custom white balance on a patch of green grass while shooting through the IR filter. This will give you some pretty good color and not make your pics so red. Also, swapping the blue and the red channels in photoshop gives good results.
So my advice is to pull out that IR filter and give it another go. And post up your results.
@mommyof1 Ill definitely check your macro filter pics. Im currently torn between Polarizer and Macro Filter. haaha! :)