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06-29-2008
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Filters
Howdy, I wanted to ask if there is a differerence in filters for digital and film cameras? I would think that there wouldn't be, but nowadays you can't tell anymore.
Thanks, Ed __________________
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06-29-2008
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Re: Filters
Any differences in the glass exist only in the minds of the marketing world.
There are filters that you'd use for film that are not necessary for digital, however. |
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06-29-2008
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Re: Filters
Reason I'm asking is, I found some filters that said digital camera filter on the package. I was wanting to use them on my film cameras, but if there is a difference then I'll save my money. They're a circular polarizer and UV filter packaged together.
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06-29-2008
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Re: Filters
The difference is in polarizer filters. Linear polorizers are designed for film and circular for digital. I understand that unacceptable results come from using linear polarizers on digital cameras. I do not know that the same holds true for circular polarizers being used on digitals. Every other kind of filter should work as well for one as the other. Color, Nuetral Density, UV, Skylighter, Haze, Star point ought to behave with a digital camera as expected to with a film camera.
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Re: Filters
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Theoretically you could shoot with a linear polarizer on an AF/AE camera, but you'd be giving up accurate AF and AE, which defeats the purpose of having those features in the first place. |
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06-30-2008
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Vicuna
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No problem: they all work perfectly on film!
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06-30-2008
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Re: Filters
As I said earlier, it's simply a marketing ploy.
One of my favorite marketing ploys was the "Internet Ready" computer desk. __________________
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