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Filters Buying Guide
Filters not only enhance photographic results, they also offer vital dust, grease and scratch protection for a valuable lens.
This makes a skylight or UV filter well worth the investment, as apart from reducing blue light levels (skylight) or haziness (UV), they have no discernable effect in other situations.
Polariser filters offer more dramatic results, reducing unwanted reflections on glass and water, and enhancing colour saturation for stunning images with brilliant blue skies.
If you're keen to use filters for their subtle and creative effects, rather than purely for lens protection, look out for our upgraded multi-coated selection, which promote maximum light transmission to the camera's sensor while reducing flare.
UV filters
They may look like clear glass but these clever accessories absorb
the ultraviolet light which can make outdoor photos hazy. With no
discernible effect in other situations, keep one on your camera for
day-to-day lens protection.
Neutral density filters
Made from completely transparent superior grade optical glass, it
will not affect the colour performance of your lenses in the
slightest. However, constant use will protect your valued lenses
from expensive front element damage which could be caused by dirt,
knocks and scratches.
Skylight filters
A great way to warm things up, on a clear, bright day the hint of
pink in the glass reduces the transfer of blue light from sky to
land. The effect is to correct blue tinged shadows, most noticeable
in snowy scenes but pretty much always present when the weather
looks good.
Circular polariser filters
A great all-rounder for reducing unwanted glare from water and
ghostly reflections from glass, while boosting colour saturation
and the contrast between blue skies and cloud. The effect can be
varied by slowly rotating the filter - and you can team it with a
UV or Skylight filter for the same shot.
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