kgb
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I went down to Simon's Cameras next to Edgewise Media today to check out some lens filters. Namely a star filter and diffusion. I brought my HVX to test on a couple 82mm filters, and the diffusion didn't seem to diffuse the image at all. The clerk helped me pick a couple higher diffusion ratings, but both were virtually negligible. It wasn't until I got to the Nikon diffusion that it softened the image.
Moving on, I tried the star filters with a 82mm to 72mm stepdown ring. I noticed there was a grid pattern in the viewfinder. I looked up and it was just a fluorescent light fixture. So I look at the filter, and sure enough, all of those visible lines were in the filter itself. Apparently the HVX or HD is so sharp that it picks up the lines on a star filter. Does anyone have a workaround to this problem? Do you just use a mattebox and drop in a star filter?
Where is the best website to buy inexpensive high quality lens filters? Variety is important, of course.
Moving on, I tried the star filters with a 82mm to 72mm stepdown ring. I noticed there was a grid pattern in the viewfinder. I looked up and it was just a fluorescent light fixture. So I look at the filter, and sure enough, all of those visible lines were in the filter itself. Apparently the HVX or HD is so sharp that it picks up the lines on a star filter. Does anyone have a workaround to this problem? Do you just use a mattebox and drop in a star filter?
Where is the best website to buy inexpensive high quality lens filters? Variety is important, of course.
