Filter question. Would one be needed??

[Rabbi of Caerbannog]

I have been asked to find out about filters by a mate, so best place to ask I thoght would be here.


I am going to sunny desert and high altitudes, so I was wondering which filter wuld be best.

No idea where they are actually going but had a quick look and saw a thread saying that filters were pretty much a waste of time.

Cheers
Rabbi

[Wendelius]

Circular polarizer. Don't leave without it!

It will eliminate the haze, give you deeper blues in the sky (the sunnier the better) and make a layer between the lens and the sand.

Wendelius

[Brozyniak]

Circular polarizer. Don't leave without it!

It will eliminate the haze, give you deeper blues in the sky (the sunnier the better) and make a layer between the lens and the sand.

Wendelius

+1

[DeadYankee]

I'd also take ND Grad filters to help balance exposure of the sky and land

[Rabbi of Caerbannog]

Cheers both.

Rabbi

[RobDickinson]

A sunlit desert probably wont need an ND Grad but I'd take one anyhow ( or two, a 1 stop and 2 stop).

I'd take a CPL as sugested.

Also thing about a reverse ND grad which is very usefull for sunsets/rises but reasonably rare.

[GarethH]

A CPL is a must! If you got the cash, go for a Hoya or higher end instead of unbranded ones.

[RobDickinson]

IMO a cokin P system if he doesnt have anything is the way to go , especialy for mulit lens's and ND grads.


Edit :- or Kood like ripodd, except get the cokin CPL.