Category: Filters

10 Mar 2014 • Buying Guides, Filters

Hoyarex filters were arguably the best filter system made. Optically superb, several made from glass, solid filter holder, brilliant adjustable rubber hood for wide or super telephoto, and a useful range of…

10 Mar 2014 • Buying Guides, Filters

The Multi-purpose UV is similar to the skylight, absorbing the ultraviolet rays which often make scenic shots hazy and indistinct. Moreover, the UV, especially when used with black & white film, increases…

05 Mar 2014 • Filters

The Neutral Density (ND) filter is one of the more useful filters you could include in your collection. Digital image processing can do many things but it can’t reduce the light reaching…

04 Mar 2014 • Filters

Wratten is a brand name from Kodak used for their series of coloured gelatin correction and conversion filters. There’s a wide range – each one identified by its Wratten number. The filters…

02 Mar 2014 • Filters

The top ten filters you should own will obviously vary from person to person and is dependent on the subjects you photograph. Our choice is most definitely the following: Circular Polariser (glare…

01 Mar 2014 • Filters

Many new filter buyers are unsure whether to buy a round filter or one of the many square options. A round filter screws directly onto the front of your lens. A Square…

01 Mar 2014 • Filters

The Skylight filter has been around for decades and is one of the most popular filters. It has a slight pink tint which is used to reduce blue haze in colour photography.…

17 Feb 2014 • Filters

If you have a computer with an LCD monitor and a camera with a polarizing filter on the lens you can create some really colourful photos like this: All you do is…

03 Feb 2014 • Filters

The diffraction filter is a special effect filter that can be found in a number of filter brands’ ranges. The diffraction filter creates spectacular rainbow coloured streaks or star bursts from highlights.…