72mm filters.

versioncity1

versioncity1

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Am I right in thinking that any 72mm thread will fit onto the front of my DVX 100 ?

I can't afford a matte box & filters at the moment so this seems the best route to go..... (opinions?)

Any particular brands that people would recommend. ? When shooting stills I've always gone for nikon filters, as I have a nikon kit & primes and always believed if your shooting nikon lenses you should get best results from nikon filters. Although I've used B&W every now and again. Should I look for Leica filters?

As a starter kit I was thinking a UV, a Polarizer & an ND Grad.
 
Yes you are correct. Any 72mm filter will attach to the threads. Right again, a UV, polarizer, and ND grad filters are great to have and shoot with. For extra punch, try using a polarizer AND a ND grad filter together. The effects are awesome, especially for landscape/blue sky shots. Most any brand of filter is pretty good but stick with multicoated filters. B+W, and Heliopan are among the top mfgs of high quality glass but expect to pay a premium for their filters. Another good mfg is Harrison & Harrison.
 
While we're on this subject...can anyone tell me if an ND Grad will be a bit of a pain if it's a screw on job? Won't you be stuck with having to reframe your shot to position the filter correctly (ie. to get the ND part over the brightest part of your image) rather than moving the filter up or down as you could in a matte box?

Is there some way around this that I haven't thought of?

Also, can anyone say how many 72mm screw on filters you can use before they start to vignette at the wider end of the lens?
 
For a ND grad, use a matte box.

I wouldn't use more than two screw on filters at the most, you'll degrade the image shooting through more, and get the vingetting.
 
Fritz;
As a general rule, never use more than four(three or less is best).
On the polorizer statement, there are both circular and line polorizers. The line needs room to be turned and the circular will stay uniform on the left, right top and bottom third lines in comparison.
Tahl
 
versioncity1 said:
one extra thing....... At what point do you set your white balance? Before or after putting filters on?
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It shouldn't matter with "clear" filters like a UV, ND, or polarizer.

If it does, you've got some non-neutral filters, which is not a good thing. Probably safest to balance with the filter on. That's what the CCDs will be seeing, after all.

Dan
 
What is the difference between a circular and a line polarizer? Which one should I use with the dvx?
Thanks
 
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