Camera LENS FILTERS Explained | UV, NEUTRAL DENSITY & POLARIZER
Camera LENS FILTERS Explained | UV, NEUTRAL DENSITY & POLARIZER
Camera Lens Filters Explained!
What is a Neutral Density Filter? Or a Polarizer Filter? Camera Lens filters are great to use for enhancing your images.
Variable ND Filters are absolutely my most used filter there is. And i’ve included a link below to the exact same filter that i use.
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thankyou, i now understand filters! 🩷
I came here to understand the difference between those filters not knowing you’d be explaining the "1 stop" thingy. I’ve always had a hard time understanding it. But thanks to you it’s now crystal clear. Thank you so much
Love your videos man
Thanks for the video. It was helpful. I have a question though. Why would you be using a slow shutter in the middle of the day? What’s an example of that?
Such a good explanation of stops of light 🙌🏼
Not sure what you were saying but the music was interesting…
Thank you my dear brother
So won’t somebody change the aperture ?
Nice point 🙂
Thank you very much
How much do you lift? Sheesh.
Think I’d rather pay £10 for a uv filter then risk on the off chance breaking £300 lens
Amazing video, learned so much in 7 min. Got few filters, but never knew when was the best time to use them or what they actually do, but now I do, thanks to you! Small question though, what happened to this vlogs Swedish word? 😋
This was super helpful! Thank you for your thoughtful explanations!!
Great content for beginners and semi professional 👌
Thanks Peter, seriously you just made understanding these lenses so easy..spot on..really cool..great simple and straight to point..Also thanks for putting your hard work for making us understand
Protect your glass
Hi Peter! Nice review! You shoot videos with carpenters and blacksmiths. Your videos are a great inspiration. I am looking for a good quality protective filter for my lens. I am going to film all kinds of handicraft and I need to protect my lens. Do you have any suggestions for a good filter up to 100 bucks?
This was a big help, thanks!
Super helpful! Thank you!
A little tip saving you time and money.
Unless you do video, don’t bother with variable ND filters. Fixed stop ND filters do a MUCH BETTER job for still photography without weird artifacts and are much more usable.
Also don’t buy the cheapest filters. Medium range is where it’s at.
I think UV filters are very usual , IF you are protecting high end glasses over 1,500 $ range. Just gives an extra piece of mind if you need to take wide angle shots without the hood. Specially in fog, dust, high wind, beach, desert situations
Love the video man, very helpful. I just got the Mckinnon VND MistII and excited to test it out. I did also get a UV filter since I shoot drift races at times and you never know when debris is flyinig in the air and could hit your front element.
Makes me WISH I was doing more outdoor videoing. I’m doing mostly inside (birth videographer) but heck…. I’m still going to video outside the homes/buildings. I LEARNED OODLES cause of you. THANKS! I now know what this thing is for that my camera came with. 😁
Great breakdown and explanation. Much appreciated.
Like you said. The UV is waste of money. I am a beginner and just shooting photos at this point. The ND filters are useless for me. I am looking for a filter that reduces highlights and keeping the shadows the same. Don’t know if that exists. Hey, what do I know.
uv filter would be needed prolly if you’re in a dusty place….
Finally I understood the bloody stops.. thanks mate. I’m subscribing
Awesome. I need a variable ND And would like to know how to get those waterfall shots with long exposure.
great video
A uv filter has saved me alot of money over the years, saved my lenses from scratches alot of times. It doesn’t affect the image but if you are just starting out or are on a budget its worth 20$ bucks to eventually save you the cost of your lens.
Thanks…. for explaining the 1 stop vs 3 stops. I didn’t quite get why that would be something to convert myself with. Secondly, I have UV filters for my D200 – yeah, an old dinosaur. And mostly I’ve used them to protect my expensive lenses. Now I am interested in shooting video with my iPhone Pro Max and looking for clarity in which ND filter I should go with. Do I get 3 or a set of 5 different filters? Then I would have to switch them out basically to see whats best for whichever lighting scenario I was in… Hmmmm…. The variable seems the best which gives you multiple options in one and you can control the density. That I found to be great. SO I will be looking for a variable ND for my phone. Thanks again.
Thanks man…well explained….was searching for this explanation on filters for so long…..
Thank you for explaining it in simple terms with reference’s. Great video.
Nice information
Hey, thanks a lot for this video. Which filter would you use for shooting wedding ceremony which happens outside at the noon, please? I am kinda struggling when shooting ceremonies. Thanks in advance
cool video. But whey does nobody mention clear protective filters? I think it would be smart to always have that on, same as a glass protector on my phone’s screen. Also, ISO doesn’t change the amount of light received by the sensor to produce a frame, it just changes the settings of the sensor, so that it "overreacts" to the same amount of light, hence why the quality of the picture always becomes worse the more you increase it beyond it’s default/native setting.
Very good explanation – thank you
I need UV at my M8😂
Thanks man, helped me a lot
Well the trick is if you’re trying to use your camera in low light you don’t want sunglasses on the lens, you want as much light as possible. But you might not want to take the ND or VND filter off because that’s what protects the lens from scratches, dust, dirt, fingerprints etc. So unless VND filters go as low as 0 stops of light (clear), then UV filters are actually still quite useful.
Thank you!!!
Beautiful man 😅
Thanks for taking the time to make this video 📸
I never understood stop of light until i watched this video, peter you are awesome!!
It’s funny the day before I watched this video I went to a DSLR 101 class and we were told we should get UV filter lol. Thanks for clearing up the stops. I’m a newbie and I had no idea what it meant and how it will help me.
UV Filters are great to protect the lens
Great video!
I ditched my UV filter a long time ago. But now I’m looking for a circular polarizer filter for getting rid of reflections.
Which brand is your cpl filter?
Thanks
I’m going to Alaska will be photographing whales and animals in the water and glaciers, snow and water in sunlight. Should I use an adjustable UV filter? Recommendation?
I got a UV filter as part of a kit of filters