SheffieldPhotos
newbie
Reged: 29/12/2007
Posts: 47
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So I am sure that ND and ND-grad filters are necessary for taking digital photographs but what about traditional filters?
Is it really possible to get the same effect as a yellow filter or 81B warm-up (for instance) with Photoshop?
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Bawbee
Stick'in wi'it
Reged: 06/05/2000
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Loc: Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Have a look at this, I've just bought a copy but not loaded it yet, it's at home and I'm not.
Tiffen DFX
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stenchbings
enthusiast
Reged: 16/07/2007
Posts: 375
Loc: uk
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i have looked at this aswel, be very interested to hear your personal review.
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beejaybee
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Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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Quote:
Is it really possible to get the same effect as a yellow filter or 81B warm-up (for instance) with Photoshop?
Same effect as colour correction filters? You should be able to do that with the white balance control on the camera.
Same effect as "standard monochrome" filters? Probably not, but pretty close.
Same effect as a polarizing filter? I doubt it...
Same effect as specialist filters like didymium glass or those based on interference? No way!
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Mikerocks
journeyman
Reged: 29/12/2006
Posts: 63
Loc: South Wales
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The 81B warm up filter is made redundant by setting the appropriate white balance on the camera either to give a neutral tone to your images or to warm them up. You could always shoot in RAW and adjust the colour temperature later in Photoshop
Mike
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Ephemeral
addict
Reged: 21/07/2007
Posts: 469
Loc: North East England
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I have Tiffen DX installed on my comp. but hardly ever use 1) most of the filters are not my taste (even when using film I would never have used those type of filters 2) a lot of the filters are 'effects' e.g. black and white styles 3) I forget I have it 
the most useful filters should be on the front of the lens NDs and polariser
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stenchbings
enthusiast
Reged: 16/07/2007
Posts: 375
Loc: uk
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i was unsure about the uses of filters when i started using my DSLR. i bought the following book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Photogra...0779&sr=8-2
i have found it a great help as it talks about on camera and software filteration.
hope this can help.
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Dave_Cox
old'n'grumpy
Reged: 12/07/2006
Posts: 2597
Loc: somewhere in Sussex
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I use ND grads and polariser (cokin P system) on the lens, Tiffen DFX does any effects or enhancements that I want.
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Gordon_McGeachie
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Reged: 19/01/2007
Posts: 3800
Loc: East Yorkshire,
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The only filters I use are the uv/skylight type.
These go on the lens when new and are never taken off.
the only lens I dont use one on is the Sigma 10-20.
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Northerner
enthusiast
Reged: 23/01/2006
Posts: 329
Loc: Sydney, Oz (ex. Manchester)
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Apart from ND filters (for long exposures) the only other filters I have are polarisers (and UV - for protection only). Everything else I want can be done in software - best to shoot RAW though for temp and grad filter effects etc.
Graham
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