CelfistJett
Active member
Yes, I know. Some of you will be awestruck by how idiotic this question may be. Do still-cameras and camcorders use the same filters? Meaning can you they be interchangeable? Forgive my lack of knowledge.
Dumb questions about camera filters.
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MikeGunter
Well-known member
Hi,
They are interchangeable.
They are interchangeable.
CelfistJett
Active member
Thanks! One more question.. My DVX100B is coming in a few days.. any filter recommendations? What size filters should I be focusing on? Once again I apologize for my lack of knowledge.
gco
Veteran
thread size on the 100B is 72mm. Using a filter for protective purposes is good. Just make sure it is quality glass and coated---well worth the money spent. Can't go wrong with B&W (Schneider). Some people go with UV for protection, some with clear:
http://www.adorama.com/BW72CM.html?searchinfo=B+W 72mm clear&item_no=1
http://www.adorama.com/BW72CM.html?searchinfo=B+W 72mm clear&item_no=1
LuckyStudio 13
The Tapeless One
Yes for exception of a polarizer filter, in which you want to buy a circular polarizer and not a linear polarizer.
puredrifting
Major Contributor
Or you can spring some big bucks for a matte box so you will look like a filmmaker. ;-)
The big advantages are that you can change out matte box filters quicker and easier and can stack multiple filters quicker and easier than with screw-in filters. But matte boxes and 4x4 or larger filters cost major bux. Oh yeah, and the sun protection and protection from lens flares is incredible with a matte box.
Enjoy your 100B, I still have my 100A, it is my favorite camera that I have ever owned, including my old $70k Betacam and my HVX200 and HPX170. DVX is smaller, lighter, easier to use and provides awesome picture quality. Still use it for web and SD projects.
Dan
The big advantages are that you can change out matte box filters quicker and easier and can stack multiple filters quicker and easier than with screw-in filters. But matte boxes and 4x4 or larger filters cost major bux. Oh yeah, and the sun protection and protection from lens flares is incredible with a matte box.
Enjoy your 100B, I still have my 100A, it is my favorite camera that I have ever owned, including my old $70k Betacam and my HVX200 and HPX170. DVX is smaller, lighter, easier to use and provides awesome picture quality. Still use it for web and SD projects.
Dan
CelfistJett
Active member
Nice. Yes, I am extremely new to anything film related. I have no education in film, so anything I will learn will be from these forums, or anything I look up. The only experience to filming that I have is from using a crappy little Sony Camcorder, and making a few shorts with those. I'm looking to improve, and I saw the DVX100B as a great camera to help, even if it was a little costly. I have saved a lot of money from work, and this camera made some-what of a dent in my cash accumulation. I appreciate the advice, I really do. I expected someone to tell me "Someone like you shouldn't deserve a camera like a dvx100b if you don't even know anything about cameras" or something along those lines.
puredrifting
Major Contributor
DVX100 is probably the best non HD camcorder ever made to learn filmmaking from the ground up. Quite a few Oscar nominated and Oscar winning films were shot on the DVX100. 24P, great look and feel, high quality audio, what more do you need? You have made an excellent choice, now get out there and learn it. Make films!
Dan
Dan
CelfistJett
Active member
My DVX100B finally came in. One last question, where are some other good sites to buy filters from?
CelfistJett
Active member
One last moronic question, can you put multiple filters onto a camera? For example, a UV filter, then a Protective lens filter?