What filter should I get? How do I know what mm filter I should buy. I am new to photography and everyone tells me I need a UV filter. I am using the Canon Digital Rebel XTI with the standard 18-55mm lens. I mostly shoot landscapes and water shots.Can someone tell me more about filters please? What filter should I get? How do I know what mm filter I should buy. I am new to photography and everyone tells me I need a UV filter. I am using the Canon Digital Rebel XTI with the standard... » Read More What filter should I get? How do I know what mm filter I should buy. I am new to photography and everyone tells me I need a UV filter. I am using the Canon Digital Rebel XTI with the standard 18-55mm lens. I mostly shoot landscapes and water shots.Can someone tell me more about filters please? « Show Less
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Multi-coated UV or skylight 1A 58mm filter to protect your the front of your lens. After that, let your conscience (and wallet) be your guide. I also like to add a collapsible lens hood (again, 58mm) to the lens and filter to give a little shade from sun/light flare and as a "bby buggy bumper to also help protect the lens from light impact. You will probably have to collapse it when going for wide angle shots (towards the 18mm end of your zoomlens) so thatit doesn't show in your photo.
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so you do not have to match up the mm of the filter to the mm of the lens?....meaning the zoom of the lens?
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The size for your standard lense is 58mm, so that's the diameter filter you want to buy for you 18-55mm lense
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You need a UV filter. Trust me, better for a $10 UV filter to get scrtched then your lens. And a circular polarizer is a must have especially since your shooting water shots.
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The filter must match the lens diameter, not the focal length (ex: 18-55mm zoom). In the case of the (stock Canon EF-S 18-55 filter included with many ofthe Canon kits, this would be 58mm.
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UV filter is pretty much just a lens protector. And I agree with Austin, get a circular polarizer. Also a ND filter is great for water shots, it'll let you have a longer shutter to get that milky look to the water.
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ahh just to vary the answer, little tip, you can use a 62mm step up ring and use a larger (common filter) say 72 or 77 and that way you only spend a few dollars on different step up rings instead of buying diffrent filter size for all lenses. I have noted the filter size of the Fuji lenses I have: 14mm - 5823mm - 6235mm - 5256mm - 6260mm - 3955-200mm - 62
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I have the Rebel XTI and I've taken some great close up pictures with the Canon 100mm f2.8 macro. I also have the 70-200mm f/4, 17-55mm f2.8, 85mm f1.8 and the 17-40 f/4, but my favorite is the 100mm macro with the 70-200mm f/4 a very close second.
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The body type of the camera doesn't matter, this is an adapter for lenses, so the question is if you have the right lens filter sizes. I usually use this with either the stock 18-55mm lens or the 55-250mm lens that comes in some kits (both of those lenses have 58mm lens filters adapters) in combination with the Canon 50mm 1.8 (this has a 52mm lens filter adapter). This point of this adapter is that you combine two lenses together face to face, and one has to have a 58mm lens filter, and the other has to have a 52mm lens filter.
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My recommendation would be the 50mm 1.8. Good standard focal length (although closer to 75mm with the smaller sensor). It is under $100.00 new. Short depth of field, great for portraits. Every Canon owner should have this lens. No zoom mind you, so it requires a little more work to get the shot you want. This lens is good, fast, and cheap.
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both, which one you need actually depends on which converter you have.. the canon one is 58 mm. there is also a converter from lensemate, which comes in 52 mm, or 58 mm. so if you already have 58 mm filters and stuff, stick with the 58 mm converter. I got the canon converter, I just like the little flair to the converter, and 58 mm filters are pretty easy to find. you wont be able to put a filter on a "naked" camera, there is a little ring that you need to pop off the lense and screw on the converter.
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I use a thin uv filter mainly for protection of the front element. It works fine! This is a great lens and I think you will enjoy it! Take care, Doc
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Hardy,Thanks for the info about getting better lenses. I just "bit the bullet" and bought the 24-105mm L lens. I have heard this same wise advice from other photographers, and I am looking forward to getting sharper photos with the new lens, and I will try to get only L lenses from now on. In the end, you truly get what you pay for.
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If it's a cheap kit lens, it might take a 58mm filter (my Canon 55-250mm kit lens does), but the only way to tell is to look up the filter size of the specific lens. It should have the filter size indicated on the lens, but if not, look up the lens model.
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Here's the basics: the smaller the "mm" number, the closer the subject. So a 200mm is the best you'll get for far away. 55mm is good for portraits from 10' away, and an 18mm is good for indoor/small space shots.
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Hi, A. You need to look at your lens to determine the filter diameter. There should be a circle with a line through it, followed by the corresponding size in millimeters.I believe that you are referring to the Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM (http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_50_1p4_c16/). If so, the filter size you need is 58mm. I hope this helps.
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Dear Narmina, are you asking for the kit lens? Then it is a 40.5mm thread size. Otherwise, it will depend on the lens, as each e-mount lens has a different thread size. I don't know how much you know about photography, but having a multi-coated UV filter ALL the time is always a good idea to protect the lens (unless you have another filter on it, of course). I tend to have the UV and a Circular Polarizer for most of my glass. B+W and Hoya are my preferred brands (Tiffen would come third, with some good filter too). There's no point buying a good lens and putting a cheap filter on top of it. Hope it helps.
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thank you for your recommendations. i've bought the hoya shmc filters for my lenses. they're great.do you have the sigma 50mm f1.4 lens? if yes, what are you shooting? do you flickr?thanks again.
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B&H; photo recommends a 58MM haze filter on their Fuji mirrorless cameras with 18-55 filter. If you have questions look up their website, their online staff is very knowledgeable. In my experience the B+W filters are better made (and more expensive). The threading for lenses is universal so you could go with Hoya or others
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I've owned both the Polarizer and 010M filter for the Canon 24-105 MM and can guarantee you will see vignetting at 24mm with the Polarizer and a slight darkening with the 010M (UV) filters. The slim filters are the way to go if you're going to be shooting anything at below 28mm. The B&W site goes into a bit more detail on what length vignetting becomes an issue but in my experiments with the 24-105 anything below 35mm using the Polarizer will vignette. If you're not planning on stacking filters (which is generally a bad idea with L glass anyway) I'd go with the thin filters and just change them out as needed. I leave the Slim Polarizer on my 17-40 mm about 85% of the time.
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As trivial as it may seem, don't skimp on a filter. You have a nice camera, so get a MULTI-COATED filter from someone like B&W, Heliopan, or Hoya. The multi-coatings reduce flare and reflections, just like your multi-coated Nikon lens -- again, don't skimp, it'll truly reduce the quality of your photo's especially in sunlight. The size of the filter should be imprinted on the lens, and yes, it's 67mm. A good filter is somewhere in the $50 neighborhood.
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i don't understand your question. i'm guessing that you want to know which one is the best choice. the best one will depend on what you do. i got the 17-70 because i notice that most of my photos will be shoot at between 18 and 80mm. i didn't want to switch between the kit lenses all the time.. also i wanted a bigger lens diameter for holding filters. i notice that that 17-50 is 77mm when my 17-70 is only 72mm.