Filters:

Since I shoot chrome a lot I needed to get the usual compensation filters. The two zoom lenses I've shown have different mount diameters so buying individual screw on filters would get expensive. In addition my SO has a 35MM camera and hers has yet a third mount diameter. One of the things that first attracted me to this filter system was the fact that I could get one set of filters we could share. We can use them with just about any lens with a simple inexpensive adapter ring that you only by once of for each lens mount diameter you’re dealing with. After I bought the compensation filters and the appropriate adapter rings I started looking through the catalog and decided to also buy some of the special effect filters. I’m not big on using this sort of filter, but in some cases they’re fun to use and add just the right touch to the picture. In the center of the picture is the filter holder (the thing with the cover pulled half way out. We each have one of these so we can use filters at the same time. The lens mount adapter rings attach to the back of the holder. The boxes under the holder are the boxes the filters come in and they are marked on the edge with the filter identification. All the filters are also marked as to what they are. The box marking is just handy to find one fast. All the filters slide into this holder so we can share them. It’s never happened yet that we both needed the same exact filter at the same time. The round filter on the right is a star filter. It’s one of the special effect filters and slides into the holder in a way that allows it to turn so you can orient the star in your composition. The round one on the left is a polarizer which can be used on its own or combined with special effect filters. The blue filter is one of the compensation filters that helps correct for tungsten light. The others in the picture are special effect types I showed just to indicate the variety of filters available. They all work together (there are three slots in the filter holder) and with the same holder. A key point to remember is that filters reduce the amount of light entering the lens and so they change Exposure and you need to compensate your exposure for any filter(s) you’re using. The filter boxes are marked with the filter factor in stops.