filters- a really stupid question [or two!]

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i have a Nikon DSLR & want to get some filters- circ. polariser, IR, graduated filters & UV or skylight filter for my birthday. i have just been looking on 7 day shop & have a really daft question:thinking: I have the kit lenses that came with the Nikon that i believe have screw threads to accomodate filters but what size do i buy? Presumably you measure the diameter of the lens accross the threaded ring at the end & this gives you the filter diameter. I don't want to go to filter holders etc as i want to use the camera on the hoof rather that on a tripod so want filters that will easily & securely fastened.

Any advice in any form would be much appreciated:shrug:

JohnB
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hi John - the filter size should me printed on the lens (a circle with a / through it). if not, from Canon experience it is likely to be 52 or 58mm......
 
If it's not on the lens, then it might be on the back of the lens cap.

Well with canon's it is anyway :D
 
Just to resurrect this thread, anyone got any feelings about makes of filter? if you look at 7day shop they have 3 makes- Kood, Hama & Hoya. Any opinions either way? Aiming to get a circ. polariser, uv filter to protect the lens rather than add anything to the image & some nd grads though which to get i am unsure of. How many use a skyline filter to get rid of the blue cast on cloudy/sunny days? Am i missing anything? case to put them in prehaps?

Any ideas/ comments on this beaten to death theme much appreciated

JohnB
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Hope you got sorted re the size of the filters you needed. The majority of my Nikon (fit) lenses are 58mm...

I just opted for the cheapest (but then I am northern...:lol:) which I think were the Kood filters. They work absolutely fine for what I need them for. I usually have a permanently attached UV filter. I also have a circ polarising filter - great on sunny days! They all come in their own little plastic cases (which remind me of the petri dishes used in chemistry at school :cuckoo:)

I don't think the ND grad filters are available as a screw on filter though :thinking: so you'd have to get a filter holder... although I may be wrong, but I haven't seen any. May be something to think about before you start buying!
 
A nikon eh? Well, you just superglue them onto the front!

:coat: :canon:
 
Cant comment on Kood as never used them, but either Hoya or Hama are equally good imo.

As per Mini's note, ND grads tend not to come as screw ins as they are meant to slide up and down to match horizon etc. You may be better off with Cokin or Lee in this case?
 
Jonnyreb said:
Cant comment on Kood as never used them, but either Hoya or Hama are equally good imo.

As per Mini's note, ND grads tend not to come as screw ins as they are meant to slide up and down to match horizon etc. You may be better off with Cokin or Lee in this case?
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Agreed. Couldn't have put it better myself :)
 
:agree:

but as mentioned in other threads cokin filters tend to have a slight colour cast, try teamwork filters I use them and can't fault them.
 
Was going to suggest High quality Lee filters but then re-read that you have a Nikon. Any old glass or even sun-glasses should do the trick.


Feeling really mean this morning.:razz: :D
 
Bit of a hijack...

I'm looking at the Kood filters too and can't decide whether to go for the A series or the P series. It's a D50 with the kit lenses (both 52mm threads). Suggestions?
 
You'll want the P series I would think. A is smaller and lends itself more to use on compacts & bridge cameras IIRC. The P series will fit your 52mm threads with plenty to spare AND will enable you to use the same filters just by changing adapter rings if you change or upgrade lenses at any stage. You can get adaptor rings for the P series up to 82mm to my certain knowledge.
 
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