I can't seem to get the desired effect from any of the filters. Basically, I see no change at all. Any suggestions? I'm using a 7D/85mm 1.8.
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I haven't been messing around much, but with my 18-55 mm I got a bit better results, and of course, playing with the filter itself to find the best position for what I am shooting. the filters seem to be a very subtle change. I have had darker gradient filters in the past, and still have them, but they don't fit on my Rebel.
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What kind of effect are you looking for? These filters are not designed to make big changes in color, they are to make blues a little bluer, greens a little greener and so on. As an example, if the sky is a lite blue , the 1/2 blue filter can be set to make the sky a slightly more blue. The "UV" filter removes some glare when used in direct sun light, Fluorescent lighting tends to change the color temperature and not in a good way, the use of the "FLD" filter can make the lighting look more like Tungsten lighting. The "CPL" filter is maybe the hardest filter to use, it is hard to see the difference that rotating the dial makes. The "CPL" filter is a "Polarizing" filter, fishermen use "Polarizing Sunglasses to be able to see in to the water and see the fish. The "CPL" filter helps in high glare places like looking thru a window in direct sun light. To see how it works, go to a river or lake and hold the filter up to one eye with one hand and rotate the dial with the other while looking into the water. The star filters require sharp/ strong points of light try setting up Xmas lights around a window or door and view it thru the filter, the number stands for the number of arms that extend out. (star-4 = four arms/ lines, star-6 =6, star-8 =8) The main thing to remember is that the view finder and or monitor on todays digital cameras are small and it is difficult to see the changes these filters make, I use a 26" HD high definition (at least 1080p) monitor using a HDMI cable thru the video out on my Canon Rebel T4i Camera. I hope this helps.
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Hi Keith, I do not use filters on my lenses. I do use the lens hoods. After 33 years as a professional photographer I find the filters a bit of a pain.
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I wish I could help but I bought these filters for a friend as a gift, I know virtually nothing about cameras. I am sorry, I hope someone else can answer for you.
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I don't see it because it does not happen with the kind of photography I'm into. If you like using 8-10 stop ND filters to do long exposures in daylight, or like to open your aperture all the way and point directly at the sun, then you will have issues with it. It will not affect most users in normal practical situations.
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I am no expert on this. That said, I have used lower ISO speeds trying to get lower noise in the image. I have an EOS 10D. I use a 28-135 Canon zoom lens, since my main reason for buying this flash is to get close-up images of small things.
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I'd be curious to know as well. The 720SW had a fairly slow shutter, and one had to really concentrate to get a non-blurry photo. Unless, you enabled the stabilization, and then the photo got a little grainy... Anybody have feedback on that?
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Not sure what you are after. You can lower the ISO, increased fl i.e. F4, F5.6, F8, increase shutter speed. I mainly use the ND filter when shooting water falls, sunsets with slow shutter speed on a tripod. For bright days, try using a polarizer filter first. It cuts down on haze, blue skies are more blue, lakes, trees, etc are more green. Hope this helps.
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I'm sorry, I am using a Canon 7D. I know of 2 friends using it on other bodies and we are all getting great shots at full crop. Sorry I can't be more specific.
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Sorry for being this late Pal..... I believe No...... Because when I used Canon EOS glass, images were(in my opinion) equally lit at same stop. I used 50 1.7 & 35 2.8 there was no vignetting. Aperture reaches its lowest point without any problem. Most importantly it doesn't have any play.
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sounds like you need to learn to manually set the exposure , shutter speed, f-stop etc. This lens cannot autmatically do so, there are on-line tutorials, etc.that may hep. Perhaps you can find classes in your area.
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IMHO.....the issues you mention are lens and not filter issues. I use my star filters on one of Nikon's sharpest lenses, the 35mm f 1.8 DX which according to some reviewers, has a boatload of barrel distortion. Who knew? All I ever get are razor-sharp contrasty, colorful images. For all practical purposes, unless you're making huge crops, none of the above "imperfections" are even remotely noticeable, and none are caused by the filters.
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My son and I purchased the filter for use on a wide angle lens. We had no real problems with the filter such as tinting the corners or limiting the amount of lens view. My son and I were using the Tamron 10-24 wide angle. He was using a Sony and I was using a D60 Canon. We to were expecting the corners to be shaded and limiting us on the range, but did not. Now of course this will depend on how critical you are, lighting (natural or artificial) Range of the lens being used, etc. etc. It also depends if you do a lot of cropping. This was the first time we tried this brand and type of filter and in this case we thought we got the better end of the "You get what you paid for!" We shot mostly in bright sun and tried some night shots and were happy with the results. We were in Italy so there were a lot of ocean shots as well. We bought the 77mm and some adapter rings for the smaller lens to use this same filter. Some suggestions we read were to carry adapters for it cheaper then a pocket full of filters and to try using a filter slightly larger the the lens. I hope this helps, but might not be the answer your looking for.
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Basically you use the ND filter when you are wanting to use a lower f-stop setting. It is for occasions when you want a shallow depth of field but there is too much light coming into the camera when you select a lower fstop. Depending on which number you are using you can even "stack" the filters to allow an even lower fstop. Shooting in video I will stack a 3,6 and a 9 together so that I can shoot as low as a 2.8 to get a really nice depth of field(foreground as well as background go soft-only subject is in focus)..
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I hope you get an answer from someone who is more familiar with the filters, I bought them for a friend. However I do use her camera at times and I only use auto focus and I have had the filters on it so I don't think it affects it. The filters are not high end but appear durable and are fun to experiment with for a very novice picture taker, I by no means consider myself a photographer.
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I will answer as soon as possible. I am still waiting for my filters and adapters and LCD covers before I take my camera anywhere to take any photos. I just want to be safe. I scratched the lens and LCD on my last camera when I fell down, so I am trying to be extra careful. I will keep this email so I can remember to answer your question. Have you tried manual though? Going to the highest ISO would probably help with that.
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Yes. I have been able to stack all the filters all at once and use it to get very close to my subject. But at that range, the shadow of the camera obscures the subject. In addition tothat, chromatic abberation (purple fringing) gets worse as more close up filters are added. the +10 alone exhibits a lot of purple fringing. I hope this helps.
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I have my camera's IS on and the lenses off. I figure that it would do a better job. I have not tried it the other way. It would be an interesting test. I will let you know how it works out.