I have just bought into the Cokin P filter system and have bought the following filters:
ND grad (P120)
ND2 Netural Grey (P152)
ND4 Netural Grey (P153)
ND8 Gradual Neutral Grey - (P121F)
Are there any other filters that you would suggest I look at buying to help with my Landscape Photography?
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More than enough there.
Some would say that you don't need filters at all, but sometimes a Grad will help darken a sky so that you don't lose definition.
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The only filter I would add to those would be a polariser.
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... and maybe an IR one if you wanted to get funky.The only filter I would add to those would be a polariser.
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Im interested in Landscape and have been told to get a polarizer filter do I need all these others as well and what are the indications as to what filter to use.
A polariser is to limit the angle light can come into the lens at, so you get less reflections off water and the sky is deeper and more contrasty, all colours are a little richer and darker because you are removing the bouncing light.Im interested in Landscape and have been told to get a polarizer filter do I need all these others as well and what are the indications as to what filter to use.
The neutral grads are to reduce the light on one side of the frame, eg youd put the darker side against the side of the frame where the sky appears so you block some light from the sky area and dont get overexposed sky and underexposed land.
The straight neutrals can be used to reduce the exposure overall so you can lengthen the shutter speed, eg to get smooth running water shots which require a long exposure to be smooth but which would overexpose without blocking some of the light with the filter.
PS If youre only going to get one, get the polariser.
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Polariser.
(indispensable for landscapes. And there is no "photoshopping your way around the problem of not using one in the first place" either)
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I've just ordered one for my Nikon 24-70. All I can say is, not cheap! However, it is a 77mm diameter plus it's multicoated.Me thinks I'll order a Polariser then...
Shop around, there's a huge difference in prices both betweent he various filters but also the retailers.
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It's probably best to get the one that goes with the Cokin P Clicky system as that will fit any lens you have an adapter for. I had one before I moved on to the Lee Filter system now I have the B+W one which is a cracker!Me thinks I'll order a Polariser then...
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