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claxius

claxius

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I'm looking to buy a couple filters, a polarizer and a uv. I was wondering what the best brands are (are hoyas good), and if i need some sort of filter holder or adapter for the dvx100 if i use a matte box. Thanks
 
I always use schneider or B/W filters on my large format schneider lens, tiffen seems fine but I like schneider, more $$ but that glass is in front of your leica lens.
 
There's two ways you can go with the filters. You can either get 72mm screw-in filters, or get a mattebox that has filterholders. If you're mattebox doesn't have filterholders (or screws directly into the lens, when you rotate your polarizer, the whole mattebox will have to be rotated. Hope that helps.
-Ryan
 
Hoya is the standard brand available in Australia, and quality is good. Here, generally, Tiffen has to be ordered from o/s. I use Hoya and have no problems with them at all.
 
I'm wondering, with a UV Filter and a Polarizer, can you use both at the same time or do you have to remove one to use the other? Is this a pain in the ass? I assume if I want to do something like a timelapse sunset i'll need a UV filter (for UV Protection) and I need to kill reflection on a window and want to have shots with the sky, i read a polaizer will help the sky from being over exposed allowing you to keep the ground nicely lit by the sun, i heard ND filters will do that too but if i can do it with a polarizer, that'd be more ideal for sure. Sorry to butt in on Claxius's question, but I figured i might as well post here instead of starting a new topic. Thanks :)
 
Well first off, the lens on your DVX is UV Coated. Really all you need is a clear filter, but a UV won't hurt. Second, yes you can use a clear (or UV) filter and polarizer at the same time, you just have to keep an eye on your edges (beware of vignetting) when you're at full wide. The polarizer will make the sky bluer as you turn it (as well as cutting reflections), then when it at's it's bluest, you may gain a little leverage to bring up the exposure of the ground. An ND filter (like the ones in the cam) are basically sunglasses for your camera. They just bring the level down allowing you to have more latitude with your iris and prevent overexposing highlights.
-Ryan
 
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