Listed in approximate order of popularity and usefulness in digital image creation, this web page has been updated so many times as image making has gone from silver based film to HD digital SLR's latest 4/2011
- All Types of Photography Digital and Silver Based Film
- Clear filter for digital UV camera filter must for film and Multicoated or Single Coated Circular Polarizer for digital, Non coated is still ok for both kinds of image capture
- Travel Photography
- Slim Mounted Multicoated Circular Polarizer wide angle lenses are so useful for travel, Multicoated Regular Mount Circular Polarizer or Non coated for telephoto use on both. Always use a lens hood for telephoto
- Gradual Neutral Density 2 f/stop 0.6 is the must have Soft Edge for wide's Hard Edge for telephotos, Soft Edge will work ok on telephotos, second one show be 0.9 3/stop.
- Solid ND filter,for digital a 3 f/stop 0.9 second either a 2 f/stop 0.6 or 1.2 4 f/stop very useful for digital
- Cross Screen, 4 Star filter
- Enhancing or Intensifier, red version the most useful
- Soft focus filter only for film, Software is they only way for digital still, working HD Video many choices in filter tools more used for contrast control
- Fog effect filters, for film only, very weak versions called mists are used for contrast control
- Portrait / Family Photography
- Solid ND camera filter, ND 0.9 3 F/stop most useful in depth of field control, HD SLR video up to ND 2.1 7 f/stops can be excellent in working with wide's.
- Soft focus filter only for film, Software is they only way for digital still, working with HD SLR Video many choices in filter tools more used for contrast control
- Cross Screen, 4 Star filter
- Landscape Scenic Photography
- Slim Multicoated Circular Polarizer ( same point of view as travel images)
- Gradual Neutral Density Filter like Lee ND camera filters both Gradual and solids, filter holder needed or Cokin P or Z Pro again Holders needed
- Solid ND filter, 3 stop
- Color Gradual Filters like sunset tones tobacco warm tones and blues
- Enhancing or Intensifier in red the version
- Fog effect filters film only, weak versions called mists to control digital contrast
- Fun camera filter, a 10 F/Stop 3.0 ND solid camera filter, comes in rounds and 4x4's
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