Not threadcrapping here but ask 10 professional photographers about low quality filters and 10 will tell you they are worse than not using a filter. It's like putting $29 budget tires on a sports car. When it comes to filters you get what you pay for. Every pro photographer I've spoken to on the matter, or heard lecture always says if your lens isn't worth a decent filter don't attach one at all.
the 58mm is the correct size for the canon 18-55mm kit lens. for those on a budget and want to play around with soft focusing effects you can smear vaseline on the filter. link to article
badaboom
Ancient Member
posted: Oct. 30, 2009 @ 12:17p
at this price don't expect a quality filter. Good if your lens is worth crap. Don't slap on a $3 filter on a $300+ lens!
Chupa said: Not threadcrapping here but ask 10 professional photographers about low quality filters and 10 will tell you they are worse than not using a filter. It's like putting $29 budget tires on a sports car. When it comes to filters you get what you pay for. Every pro photographer I've spoken to on the matter, or heard lecture always says if your lens isn't worth a decent filter don't attach one at all.
Ask 10 pro photographers about high quality "protection filters" and 10 will tell you that they don't use them themselves, or only use them in extreme situations (sand storms, etc.). Camera stores push "protection filters" at beginners the same way that car dealers push high-profit extras like rustproofing and paint protection. If you are clumsy, then a "protection filter" may have some value. Personally, I have not used a UV filter in years and don't miss it. There may have been some photographic benefit back when films were extra sensitive to high-altitude UV radiation, but UV radiation has no effect on digital cameras. Even a $100 filter can degrade your images in some situations.
18 months ago when I first starting snapping photos with my DSLR I went and bought a camera show UV filter as a way to protect my lens and I was like ok 4 bucks great deal. I quickly found out that my pictures starting showing sun flare spots that I wasn't getting before. So I starting researching and posting in boards and all signs pointed to that cheap filter. I broke down and spent the cash for a better Hoya filter. The results are in the links below. You all be the judge its your cash and its your images.
I agree that B+W makes great filters but there are other good ones as well. The camera manufacturers like Nikon or Canon make decent filters. I think of B+W as a top tier filter and the Nikon/Canon filters as top of the middle tier.
Some people may be surprised at how many pro photographers don't use filters.
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