Filters for Landscape Photography - A Complete Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- With the lockdown still keeping me at home I thought I’d make a video about the different kinds of filters for landscape photography, giving an overview of what they are useful for as well as some tips on how to use them.
0:00 Introduction (Filter shape and size)
3:22 Neutral Density Filters
7:02 Variable ND Filters
8:11 Using ND Filters
11:39 Graduated ND Filters
16:23 Polarizing Filters
19:16 Conclusion
If you’d like to join me for a landscape photography workshop there are still a couple of places left for my workshops in Italy and Norway later this year, and I've got some fantastic workshops lined up for 2022 that I'll be launching soon. Check my website for more information www.andymumford.com/workshops/
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Most photography channels that I’ve watched typically have 1 or 2 things that I’ll pick up, but wow this was jam packed with all sorts of great information!
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yup, I've been spending days searching for all this information. found it all in one video here 🙂
This is the most informative video by far that I’ve watched on filters. Thank you 🙏
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Best video on filters I’ve seen so far, thanks for your work Andy.
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Excellent. Thanks, Andy!
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It's just feels good to see you in another excellent video Andy. I wish this time gets better for us soon, so that we could go for our planned trips.
Hi Chandan, how are you doing? Thanks for the comment, hope you found the video useful. Yes, it's taken me a while to make this video, but hopefully the next couple should be much faster.
Fingers crossed for things getting better soon, I'm really looking forward to the Iceland trip
Epic Tour de Force Video from a master of his craft
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Thanks Andy!
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super packed with information - big thank you
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Andy - wow. This was so incredibly helpful with my photography. Thank you so much for putting this together!!
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You are such a great teacher!
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thank you so much! wish you good health and joy in your journey :D
Thanks so much. Same to you
A great video with really sound information and advice. Thanks!
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Great video as always Andy. You explain your points very well and your presentation is clear.
Thanks so much Mike, really glad you enjoyed it
Thank you so much! Very useful and a good description of those filters and their use out in the field.
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Wow. This video is packed with information. Thanks.
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Thank you for very thorough review of filters! Amazing video!
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Excellent information, really appreciate the sharing of your knowledge. Love your images.
Thanks so much Ross, really glad you enjoy my work
Thanks Andy, very good info!
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I've studied law, barbering, marketing, criminology been through countless courses on all these units and lectures etc and this is by far the most perfectly put together piece of education in a short form video I have ever seen....straight to the point with examples, clear, precise speech, objective etc. Wow lol
Thanks for the awesome comment Ron, that was really nice to read and I'm glad you found the video useful
This was a very informative video on the use of filters, thanks a lot!
I very much appreciate the tips you give on how strong ND filters to use for different situations and different desired effects. This is great, it helps me figuring out what to spend on when building out a filter set.
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Thanks for that, I learn a lot!
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Brilliant video. Thanks!
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This is one of the best video recommendations/review I watched in YT, this is kind of information I was looking for and thanks so much. Now I know what i need to do.
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Great video... it is exactly the filter video that I have been looking for... perfect amount of detail! Thank you.
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This video is very good and explains the concepts of filters without wasting time. Thanks.
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Master class
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Thanks Andy
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Thanks again Andy for such valuable information. I just started in landscape photography and your videos are really really good! Keep up the great work! Big thumbs up! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks so much for the comment Julien, really glad you find the videos useful
Thank you. This video was really useful.
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Learned a lot, thanks!
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Just awesome, I learned so much. Thank you 😊
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Thank you, for another great video!!! It's so rare to see a video without downvote, at least until now, that says a lot.
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Great video again. I really love your photography
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Thank you very much Andy. I am learning lots from your channel ,it is much appreciated cheers.
Thanks again David
Thanks. Great video.
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Thank you! I can now make a more educated purchase when it comes to filters. Your video was very enlightening. I now have a better understanding of what each filter does and when to use them. I am looking forward to finding my way using filters to enhance my images.
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Very informative, thanks!
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I am a photography enthusiast and recently came across your channel. This is best channel for actually understanding the photography. Your videos interesting and so detailed. Thank you sharing such beautiful content! Hope to learn from your experience 😊
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Most impressive and informative video with concise and clear explanations. Thank you!
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Very informative..thankyou
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Photography has changed a lot since shooting film in the 70's & early 80's. There is a lot to learn in this digital photo world, but your videos are making it doable and exciting! I felt at home seeing the XT-3 top. :) Thanks and greetings from Sweden.
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Just when you think you know everything about filters you realise there is plenty you don’t. I like the tip about using the polariser for cutting through haze which will be really useful. Thanks Andy for bringing me up to speed a little more .
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A very nice and interesting "tutorial". Really useful. Thank you so much.
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Excellent video. Very informative . Thank you !!
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Omg 😲 this is soo helpful I literally was freaking out and didn't know what to buy thank you !!!!
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This was a very informative video. Thanks!
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What a video! I got one of these moments when I just wanted to press the like button endlessly! Thank you!
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@@AndyMumford I really did!
Excellent information explained directly and clearly!
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very useful insight into filter requirements for digital landscape photography thank you
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Your set is most pleasing to the eye. I love plants in home/studio décor! Photographers are moving away from filters, saying it can be done in post, for me post processing is torture.
Haha, thanks so much. I'm a big fan of plants and the apartment and garden are full of them
You help me a lot, thnx!
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Excellent information put together very well! I learned so much.
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Très bien expliqué! Very well done! Thanks!!
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I've been a keen amateur for 20+ years and honestly I don't think I've ever heard such a clear and concise description of the various filters for landscape and their use. Great to hear what an actual professional uses (particularly about ND-grads, which I think should probably be left in the film-era). Thanks so much!
Thanks so much for the comment Richard, glad you found the video useful.
Incredible mate. Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Will join you on a workshop someday!
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I’m new to your work and this channel, Andy, but I love what I see-a new subscriber here, so, thank you very much for such great content!
Thanks so much for the sun, hope you enjoy the channel
I’ve paid for courses where I learned less. I can’t imagine how good your workshops would be. Maybe some day:)
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Andy, that was perfect, no waffle, crystal clear. I'm new to filters and to be honest am a little intimidated by them. Your tutorial however provides a superb insight into what they do and how to use them effectively. Much appreciated. I have subscribed!
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Awesome. This was exactly what I needed. Because I'm not taking a tripod on my trip all I will buy is the polarizing filter. Thanks so much, Andy you just saved me money, failed images and frustration.
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excellent as ever Andy :-)
I find myself using grads less and less, but one I keep in my bag is a 3-stop reverse grad for sunrise/set over water. I find it helps to cut that really bright glare from the sun and I can't replicate that in LR / Cap One
It makes sense. I've just got so used to never carrying grads anymore that I think it's made me lazy
Great video, beautiful pictures and excellent narration. Although I knew all that informations related to filters, I watched the video with a great pleasure, thank you. Wish you all the best :)
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Different brand (Haida Nano Pro), but the same 3 filters (CPL, 4 & 10 stop circular filters) I carry .... agree - the three are all I need. Great video with clear explanations!
Thanks so much for the comment Grant, really glad you found it useful. Yep, those 3 are all you need I find
You are just a font of knowledge, really enjoyed this video and learnt a lot...as already mentioned I bet your workshops are really great value for money in terms of a learning experience
Thanks so much Malcolm, glad you enjoyed the video and maybe I'll see you on a workshop someday
@@AndyMumford 20 years ago I would have been there like a shot unfortunately I am of an age now where arthritis makes it difficult to walk 500 yds some days so sadly I can just dream and enjoy your videos
I know it's only been like a month, but I feel like it's been forever seen I last saw your most recent video and def happy to wake up today to see a new video is out! I'm looking into getting the 10-24mm mark ii version with weather sealing since I've always had my eye on that one and it's easier to get filters for it than say the 8-16mm which is just a bit too expensive for my tastes. Anyways enough waffling about, thanks for making these amazing videos, it really helps being a Fujifilm user like myself to know you can get amazing quality out of these amazing little crop sensor cameras.
Thanks so much for the comment, I'm really glad you enjoy the videos, and I'll have a review of the new 10-24mm up in (I hope) 2 weeks. I've had it for a while but it's been hard to get out and shoot with it due to the lockdown here. I'm also slower with the videos than usual...the situation can occasionally make it hard to find motivation, but like I said, hopefully the lens review will be up in 2 weeks and I've already started writing notes on the video I've got planned for after that.
@@AndyMumford Thank you for the reply and I completely understand about the motivation aspect of things, both in the current state of life, but also in a general sense as well. Motivation can be a powerful, yet fleeting instinct that drives me to create when time and passion allow. But to cut to the chase as it were, take as little or as long as you need to release videos, I appreciate them greatly, but I also understand the time and work it can take to make them and I myself have been in phases of burn out before with work or life or both, ha! Now not to imply you may be, but simply I would encourage you to do your best when it's best you for and hopefully all the rest will work out! And I'm very much looking forward to a review video, your insights are wonderful and right to the point.
Very good and super informative video! I just got an ND filter and need to get into using it more!
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Thank you so much for making this video! I had ordered the polar pro filters from a few weeks ago when I asked you on Instagram and you recommended them! Very informative as always!
Thanks so much for the comment, glad you found it useful. Enjoy the filters, I've been really happy with them
@@AndyMumford I will thank you, also wanted to ask you what step up rings should I need for my lenses? I only have the 18-55 kit lens and the 10-24mm for now but will also be getting the 70-300mm next month.
@@Skyballistic Well, you should get filters for your largest lens, which is the 10-24mm at 72mm, then get 58-72mm step up ring for the 18-55mm and a 67-72mm for the 70-300mm
@@AndyMumford awesome I just ordered them yesterday and was going to send them back if they didn’t fit but I’m glad I got the right size then, thank you!
Thanks for the video.
In addition to the filters you discussed, I sometimes carry an infrared filter.
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Andy, incredible video. I'm finally stepping up from my XT3 into a GFX 100S to get into that medium format digital after shooting it on film for a while. Your photos have always stood out to me and I've wondered where some of that magic comes from, I use CPL filters but haven't messed around with neutral density that much, however shooting a lot more water scenes lately I've noticed that in daylight they are hard to capture sometimes even stopped All the way down. I'm used to the graduated ND filters, but of course they make full ND filters as well. Just another one of those things that I never really considered and now have way more knowledge on. Massive props
Thanks for the comment Sam, glad you found the video useful. Have fun with the GFX
great video
Thanks so much
Absolutely amazing video as always Andy! Very pedagogical (coming from a teacher)! I do agree with the bracketing which gives probably a better result most of the time nonetheless I do think that the Nisi switch can be useful in some bad light conditions (with 2 GND). That is just my humble point of view! Of course it can be nice as well to have something usable in one shot especially when clouds are moving very fast to avoid Shadowing with bracketing (even if software do a pretty good job). Regarding the circular filters I do agree with the ND16 and ND1000 but sadly ND16 is quite difficult to find in circular. ND8 will be easier but less effective - polarpro will maybe be expensive for the new beginners. Maybe Newb should go with a ND64 if they just buy one : what do you think? For me, I like the option to be able to stack filters. I like the Nisi Switch system which make that I have a ND16 square (they don't make the circular one) and have the new circular ND1000 86mm for my 100mm switch. Cheers and as I already commented on other platforms: congratulations on your beautiful work!
Tus fotos son lienzos 👏👏👏🤘😘
Muchas gracias, me alegro que disfrutes mi trabajo
This is the best video about lens filters I have found on TH-cam. Thank you for the detailed information.
What about UV Filters? Do you find it useful? If you are using one which model/brand would you recommend?
Thanks so much, really glad you found it useful. I personally don't bother with UV filters
Fantastic video, Andy. Really helped me with this. I have a few filters that I've struggled to get to grips with; I am just thinking about paying for a membership to LR and using exposure brackets to merge shots now!
Thanks so much for the comment, really glad you found it useful. Lightroom is great and really worth the investment
Lightroom is excellent and worth the price
When I did photography I loved use filters they were the best things to use clouds looked so beautiful sold all mine to a student who need equipment i use one made of class and had a photo of a tiger behind a glass you would of swore it was right next to me
I hope you have an awesome day
Thanks. You too
Excellent presentation. A bit fast for the French that I am but very useful and accurate
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Hi Andy, great video, thank you. Are you using step-down rings on your Polarpro filters from 77-72 or similar? Whoops... you actually answered that question near the end on the video haha - thank you.
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. I use 72-77mm step up rings for the filters
Hey Andy, thank you very much for the guide. Another interesting video idea would be about how to make an income as a landscape photographer (stock/prints/publications etc). It seems like it might be something that a lot of people are trying to pursue during the pandemic.
Thanks for the comment, hope you enjoyed it.
That's been an idea that's been on my list of things to make a video about for a while now, but each photographer has different income streams and as mine is so heavily based on travel and workshops, the pandemic isn't really the best time for me to be talking about that.
@@AndyMumford That makes perfect sense. I look forward in participating in one of the workshops in the future. I've decided to take it easy with the gear and look into investing in experiences such as one of your workshops, as I believe that it will make me a much better photographer rather than getting new gear.
@@jmiliad Experiences are always more valuable than stuff. And if you ever do come along on one of the workshops, that would be great
i notice with polarizer
brings more detail takes away glare bouncing off leaf's and objects
that add extra complex issues to the sensor
and sometimes better without
I'm really enjoying your videos right now, very informative. I am interested to know if you use a lens hood or not, because it's possible as you use circular filters?
Thanks for the comment Steve, glad you're enjoying the videos. I don't use lens hoods at all.
another tip for not getting vignette on wide lenses when using filters is get a step up ring bigger than your lens filter diameter. For example, if your lens has 67mm filter diameter, get a filter 72mm fnd filter and pair it with a 67-72mm step up ring.b
It's a nice tip, and I do that as my filters are all 77mm and my widest lens is 72mm, but beyond a certain focal length (around 16mm full frame) the field of view is so wide that you'll always get vignetting if you stack filters unless you use filters that are considerable larger than your lens
@@AndyMumford I was thinking about that too. If you have a really wide lens, it would still get vignetting unless you get the LARGEST filter 😂
Brilliant filter breakdown. I think the key with filters - other than learning when and how to use them - is to buy quality and then really look after them. It can be hard to justify spending £100+ on a single filter but in most cases it's worthwhile, so long as you stick with the big brands. My old LEE85 kit cost me a small fortune but it's been everywhere with me and is still used to this day; and that's despite the plastic (or 'resin') filters. Also, word of warning...don't be fooled by the gimmicky marketing strategies of companies like URTH. It's awfully nice of them to plant a tree for every filter purchased but, sorry... your filters are garbage. Good filters don't always have to be expensive so I'd definitely advise shopping around. I just bought the Tiffen Skyline PRO100 Series kit on Amazon UK for just 60 quid. Most other stores, including Tiffen's, are selling it for 420. I can only guess Amazon have made a mistake or are getting rid of old stock. It's quite a specific kit but the quality is second to none. Quick, just 2 left!
Thanks for the comment, glad you found the video interesting
Andy, thank you for the comprehensive video. Question: which CPL and ND system do you use for the 8-16 fatty lens? I'm getting the lens on my trip to US, and researching how to get some NDs and CPL to it. Thanks.
Thanks so much. I don't have the 8-16mm lens, but I think NiSi have a system for it
Great video, Andy! When you talked about HDR merging in Lightroom, do you first process the raw files in Capture 1?
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. Honestly, most of the time I don't process first in Capture One, although it will probably give you better results. But by process, I don't mean edit them at all, just import them to get the C1 RAW conversion, then export as a TIFF into LR. I never do any work at all on photos before they are merged.
Really helpful video (as usual I might say)! Thanks for that, Andy! One question: is there a cable release you can recommend for X-T3/T4 - couldn't find yours in the description? Stay safe & greetings from Germany! :-)
Thanks so much, really glad you find the videos useful.
I forgot the put the cable release in the description, but it's just a cheap third party one I got from Amazon. I lose them and break them a lot so I just buy cheap ones.
Thank you so much for making these videos, really informative, love it! :)
So with a 10mm(16mm) lens and two of these circular filters (ø77mm) stacked on top of each other you don't get any vignetting?
And what about UV-filters, you didn't mention that in your video. What are your thoughts on that?
Thanks!!!
Thanks for the comment, glad you found it useful. With two filters I don't get vignetting (they're quite slim). As for UV filters, I don't use them at all - I've never seen a use for them with digital images. I know some people use them as lens protectors, but there's really little point in my honest opinion
Thank you very much for the video, it was highly informative as usual. I was just wondering whether you regularly stack different filters onto one lens, if, say, you want to use a long exposure and also cut out any glare or reflection in a nearby pool. If so, is it easy to do? And do you have a clear filter as basic protection for the lens, one that doesn’t come off the lens at all?
Thanks so much, really glad you found the video useful. I occasionally stack two filters (an ND and a CPL), and with my filters I can remove vignetting by zooming in a tiny bit. I don't use clear filters to protect my lenses, no.
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Thanks for this video! I just recently got the 10-24 for my xt2 and was looking to get the 77mm 4 stop nd filter that you linked. Does it vignette when you use the lens at 10mm?
Thanks for the comment. To answer your question, no there's no vigenetting at 10mm
Thanks, Andy for the excellent video. Have you compared averaging photos vs. using an ND filter? I have avoided buying ND filters all this while.
Thanks for the comment. I've never done a direct comparison but my feeling is that bracketed images are better quality. With an ND grad it's an extra piece of plastic infront of the lens, and any buy of dust of mark on that affect image quality, as well as increasing the risk of colour casts and darkening in the corners etc.
@@AndyMumford Oh, I wasn't referring to a graduated ND filter. Like, what I do is I take multiple shots on a tripod like the way one would do a time lapse. Take the photos into affinity photo (one could do it in photoshop as well) and use the average or median function to blend the images giving it a long exposure like effect. So, for instance, if I take 10 shots at 0.1 sec each, in my mind I have a 1 sec exposure equivalent.
What a great run down Andy! One question - on your X Series lenses, what size circular filters are you using? I like the Polarpro and my largest diameter lens is the 16-55/2.8 at 77mm but can’t decide between the 77mm and the 82mm. I’d really appreciate your thoughts on the size. Thanks again for taking the time to share your professional knowledge.
And then I finished watching the video and found the answer. Thanks again - always a pleasure to watch your work.
Haha, no worries. Glad it was useful
Lovely lovely collections sir....any suggestions for Drone Filters ? can we use Variable ND filters for drone..?
Thanks for the comment. The DJI filters that come with the drones are great, and Polar Pro make some great vari NDs for drones as well
Would liked to have heard more information about linear verses circular (CR) polarizing (PL) filters. I have recently gotten back into photography after years of being away. In the good old days, I had a Minolta 35mm SLR film camera and owned 2 polarizing filters. As I had learned in my science labs, if one puts two polarizing filters together (off the camera) and turns one at 90 degrees to the polarizing plane of the other, it will totally eliminate the light coming through the filters. I assume that those were linear filters as I cannot get 2 CR PL filters to do this.
As a practical matter, today with a CR PL filter on my Mirror-less DSLR camera, I cannot seem to get the blue sky to darken (and the clouds to stand out in contrast) as I had done in the (and had no problem doing) in the good old days. I have bought 2 linear PL filters and have partially tested them. They will, in fact, stop all light throughput if put together (off camera) and turned at 90 degrees to each other with respect to the polarizing plane of each. I also believe (perhaps subjectively at this point in time as more testing is needed), that 1 of these linear PL filters will do a better job of darkening a blue sky and contrasting the white clouds as I remember (from the good old days). Therefore, I am leaning towards using a linear PL filter on my DSLR instead of a polarizing filter.
Another point: I was told in a response to my comment on a "Camera Club Live" video regarding using a PL filter that, "You will only see a significant darkening of the sky with any type of polarizing filter if the sun is directly behind you". That would mean that I should be standing (pointing my camera) at 180 degrees from the position of the sun. You have said that a PL filter will work once one points the camera at 90 degrees to the sun. So, I find this to be very confusing - is it 90 degrees to see the effects, which I have tried with a CR PL filter and saw no effect, or do I have to be close to 180 degrees (with the sun behind me) to see the desired effect with a CR PL filter?
A second thing I was told in the above response to my comment was, "The main disadvantage of (a) linear polarizing filter is that it may adversely affect the functioning of the metering and focusing systems of some cameras." If my current linear filter proves to work better than the CR PL filter, I am willing to live with this possible side effect, especially with landscape photography. Why? Let's face facts. With today's cameras, getting a "bad" photo does not mean that I have wasted part of my roll of (somewhat expensive) 35mm film. At the very worse, I have just taken up a fraction more space on my 256 GB memory card. If I preview the photo and do not like it, I can adjust the camera settings (on manual if needed) and re-photograph the scene as many times as needed until I am happy with the results. It is true that I cannot do this in a situation where there is only a moment to capture the photo of a lifetime. If that happened, I then might consider returning to a CR PL filter. However, the advice I got from "Camera Club Live" is that the linear PL filter may only adversely affect the functioning of the metering and focusing systems of SOME cameras. If, after more testing, I find that my camera is not negatively affected, then I fully expect that I will stay with the linear PL filter which (I currently think) does a better job of polarizing the incoming light.
I certainly do not consider myself an expert in photography. So, if you (Andy) or your other viewers would like to provide advice regarding these two types of polarizing filters, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you.
Thank you (one and all) for reading this long comment of mine.
A very helpful video indeed. I wonder if using 2x72mm filters plus a step up ring will cause vignetting. Just a tad wouldn't be an issue I guess but I wonder if it will be "disastrous"-like.
Thanks for the comment. It depends on the focal length really. At 10mm with two 77mm filters and a step up from 72mm (the diameter of my wide angle lens) I get vignetting that can be removed by zooming out to around 11 or 12mm. So now, I don't think it would be disastrous :-)
@@AndyMumford Thank you Andy. That answers my concerns 100%. Looking forward to more of your fantastic videos !!!
Amazing Video, Clear and concise! I'm thinking about buying the kase filters I saw in another video of yours with a step-up ring, but I'm wondering how my pictures would be affected if I can't use any of the lens hoods? How much flaring/low contrast do you get? Worst case scenario I screw on the step-up filters when I need to use them but it would kinda defeat the purpose of the magnetic quick swap filters, right? Thank you!
I never use lens hoods…pretty much all mine are in the box. For wide angle lenses and mid range zooms they are pretty much useless as they are so small, and while they can be useful with telephotos, you can easily shade the lens with your hand on the few occasions you might need one.
@@AndyMumford Ohh I see thank you for the advice!!
Hi!! Amazing video!!
When you use the CPL with the wide angle 10-24, around what mm you stop seeing the sky change tones? How about glare or reflections? Won't images look strange if the reflection is inconsistent across the frame? Still thinking if the clp is worth it for that lens :)
You'll see the sky change tones all the way through the zoom range with the 10-24mm. With reflections it's rare that a reflection is so complete and fills so much of the frame that it would be affect, but when I want reflections I usually remove the CPL
@@AndyMumford thanks so much for the explanation :D
Hi Andy, thanks for the informative videos. One question; on the square filters which size would be OK for the GFX medium format sensor when used with a wider lens like the 23mm? Would a 150mm be required or would 100mm be adequate?
Hi Paul, thanks for the comment. I actually used the 23mm on the GFX 50S some years ago with 100mm filters and as far as I can remember they were fine. 23mm doesn't have an ultra ultra wide field of view (it's 21mm equiv. I believe) and nor does it have a protruding front element. Usually you only really need over-sized filters if you're shooting wider than around 15mm (FF equivalent) or if you've got a protruding front element like on the 8-16mm f2.8.
@@AndyMumford Thanks for the insight Andy. Exactly what I needed to know. I've recently moved over to a GFX 50R and am loving getting into some landscape photography with my only lens the 45mm. Tried some long exposure photos with a K&F Concepts square filter set and I'm hooked. A 23mm and a good quality filter set are on my wish list. I'd better start saving! Cheers.
Hey Andrew, love your work!
I have just a quick question: @1’’43 when the word VIGNETTING appears, is it a picture taken at la Croix Rousse, in Lyon?
Cheers!
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoy the videos.
That shot at 1;43 is just my back garden here in Lisbon.
@@AndyMumford Oh ok! Looks like a very familiar place I know and love!
BTW, if you never been there & if the opportunity comes to you, spend some time in Lyon, especially la Croix-Rousse (my neighborhood)
you should love it. Bye!
Do you use lens hoods and just remove them when using a filter, or you just don't bother with them? And do you stack a polariser and a ND filter?
Thanks for the video, great content as always!
Thanks so much, glad you found it useful. I never use lens hoods...most of mine are still wrapped in plastic in the boxes