OT: Duh, the filter on the camera makes a huge difference.

[stockstradr]

I only use polarizer filters which remove glare and reflections.

Same here. Shoot in RAW mode and take care of the rest later, instead of using a UV filter.

Backpacking through Europe was first time my using the polarizing filters. What a difference!

Inside the train going through the Swiss Alps, windows covered with reflections…but the polarizing filter knocks those reflections off the windows.

Later outside the train, shooting Swiss Alp peaks against a blue-sky spattered with puffy white clouds. The polarizer makes the clouds “pop out” from the blue sky. Really nice effect.

You know what AMAZES me? How many stupid Americans carrying around digital SLR costing over $1000 (just for the body)….yet watch them take five photos and realize they are CLUELESS on the very basics of photography. (They need to spend $100 on a photog class at their local community college instead of spening $1,000 for an SLR body)

A CLASSIC retard move I saw one thousand expensive-SLR carrying tourists make: position their family member before a backdrop of incredibly bright sunlit snow or clouds yet the subject has shadows on their face, then shoot without fill-flash. “Gosh Martha, why them faces all black in our photos? That snow look real good though.”

[Coronita]

Ok so after today.

Oil and dust on filter 1: FLU 0

Grr.. So my daughter did a nice thing today at a party. She decided to stick a cantalope right smack in the middle of my new filter. Then as I took it off and placed in to the table to clean it, she decided to pick it up and stick it in her mouth. Ah yes, little ones do interesting things.

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck. I was sort of worried that perhaps i scratched it, or I should say my daughter because as I was dusting it, she took the duster and started to poke the filter with the brush’s bristles, but I’m told the dust brush can’t usually chip a lens filter. Anyway, i can’t seem to get these small little specks off. Oh well, perhaps i should stick to a point and shoot.

[Coronita]

Ok so after today.

Oil and dust on filter 1: FLU 0

Grr.. So my daughter did a nice thing today at a party. She decided to stick a cantalope right smack in the middle of my new filter. Then as I took it off and placed in to the table to clean it, she decided to pick it up and stick it in her mouth. Ah yes, little ones do interesting things.

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck. I was sort of worried that perhaps i scratched it, or I should say my daughter because as I was dusting it, she took the duster and started to poke the filter with the brush’s bristles, but I’m told the dust brush can’t usually chip a lens filter. Anyway, i can’t seem to get these small little specks off. Oh well, perhaps i should stick to a point and shoot.

[Coronita]

Ok so after today.

Oil and dust on filter 1: FLU 0

Grr.. So my daughter did a nice thing today at a party. She decided to stick a cantalope right smack in the middle of my new filter. Then as I took it off and placed in to the table to clean it, she decided to pick it up and stick it in her mouth. Ah yes, little ones do interesting things.

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck. I was sort of worried that perhaps i scratched it, or I should say my daughter because as I was dusting it, she took the duster and started to poke the filter with the brush’s bristles, but I’m told the dust brush can’t usually chip a lens filter. Anyway, i can’t seem to get these small little specks off. Oh well, perhaps i should stick to a point and shoot.

[Coronita]

Ok so after today.

Oil and dust on filter 1: FLU 0

Grr.. So my daughter did a nice thing today at a party. She decided to stick a cantalope right smack in the middle of my new filter. Then as I took it off and placed in to the table to clean it, she decided to pick it up and stick it in her mouth. Ah yes, little ones do interesting things.

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck. I was sort of worried that perhaps i scratched it, or I should say my daughter because as I was dusting it, she took the duster and started to poke the filter with the brush’s bristles, but I’m told the dust brush can’t usually chip a lens filter. Anyway, i can’t seem to get these small little specks off. Oh well, perhaps i should stick to a point and shoot.

[Coronita]

Ok so after today.

Oil and dust on filter 1: FLU 0

Grr.. So my daughter did a nice thing today at a party. She decided to stick a cantalope right smack in the middle of my new filter. Then as I took it off and placed in to the table to clean it, she decided to pick it up and stick it in her mouth. Ah yes, little ones do interesting things.

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck. I was sort of worried that perhaps i scratched it, or I should say my daughter because as I was dusting it, she took the duster and started to poke the filter with the brush’s bristles, but I’m told the dust brush can’t usually chip a lens filter. Anyway, i can’t seem to get these small little specks off. Oh well, perhaps i should stick to a point and shoot.

[Coronita]

[quote=stockstradr]I only use polarizer filters which remove glare and reflections.

Same here. Shoot in RAW mode and take care of the rest later, instead of using a UV filter.

Backpacking through Europe was first time my using the polarizing filters. What a difference!

Inside the train going through the Swiss Alps, windows covered with reflections…but the polarizing filter knocks those reflections off the windows.

Later outside the train, shooting Swiss Alp peaks against a blue-sky spattered with puffy white clouds. The polarizer makes the clouds “pop out” from the blue sky. Really nice effect.

You know what AMAZES me? How many stupid Americans carrying around digital SLR costing over $1000 (just for the body)….yet watch them take five photos and realize they are CLUELESS on the very basics of photography. (They need to spend $100 on a photog class at their local community college instead of spening $1,000 for an SLR body)

A CLASSIC retard move I saw one thousand expensive-SLR carrying tourists make: position their family member before a backdrop of incredibly bright sunlit snow or clouds yet the subject has shadows on their face, then shoot without fill-flash. “Gosh Martha, why them faces all black in our photos? That snow look real good though.”
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Um, with all due respect..I see a lot more overseas asians in this category than americans.

What drives me crazy is seeing a Canon 5D or such with a crappy lens. Not that I would know want to do with anything beyond a digital rebel.

[Coronita]

[quote=stockstradr]I only use polarizer filters which remove glare and reflections.

Same here. Shoot in RAW mode and take care of the rest later, instead of using a UV filter.

Backpacking through Europe was first time my using the polarizing filters. What a difference!

Inside the train going through the Swiss Alps, windows covered with reflections…but the polarizing filter knocks those reflections off the windows.

Later outside the train, shooting Swiss Alp peaks against a blue-sky spattered with puffy white clouds. The polarizer makes the clouds “pop out” from the blue sky. Really nice effect.

You know what AMAZES me? How many stupid Americans carrying around digital SLR costing over $1000 (just for the body)….yet watch them take five photos and realize they are CLUELESS on the very basics of photography. (They need to spend $100 on a photog class at their local community college instead of spening $1,000 for an SLR body)

A CLASSIC retard move I saw one thousand expensive-SLR carrying tourists make: position their family member before a backdrop of incredibly bright sunlit snow or clouds yet the subject has shadows on their face, then shoot without fill-flash. “Gosh Martha, why them faces all black in our photos? That snow look real good though.”
[/quote]

Um, with all due respect..I see a lot more overseas asians in this category than americans.

What drives me crazy is seeing a Canon 5D or such with a crappy lens. Not that I would know want to do with anything beyond a digital rebel.

[Coronita]

[quote=stockstradr]I only use polarizer filters which remove glare and reflections.

Same here. Shoot in RAW mode and take care of the rest later, instead of using a UV filter.

Backpacking through Europe was first time my using the polarizing filters. What a difference!

Inside the train going through the Swiss Alps, windows covered with reflections…but the polarizing filter knocks those reflections off the windows.

Later outside the train, shooting Swiss Alp peaks against a blue-sky spattered with puffy white clouds. The polarizer makes the clouds “pop out” from the blue sky. Really nice effect.

You know what AMAZES me? How many stupid Americans carrying around digital SLR costing over $1000 (just for the body)….yet watch them take five photos and realize they are CLUELESS on the very basics of photography. (They need to spend $100 on a photog class at their local community college instead of spening $1,000 for an SLR body)

A CLASSIC retard move I saw one thousand expensive-SLR carrying tourists make: position their family member before a backdrop of incredibly bright sunlit snow or clouds yet the subject has shadows on their face, then shoot without fill-flash. “Gosh Martha, why them faces all black in our photos? That snow look real good though.”
[/quote]

Um, with all due respect..I see a lot more overseas asians in this category than americans.

What drives me crazy is seeing a Canon 5D or such with a crappy lens. Not that I would know want to do with anything beyond a digital rebel.

[Coronita]

[quote=stockstradr]I only use polarizer filters which remove glare and reflections.

Same here. Shoot in RAW mode and take care of the rest later, instead of using a UV filter.

Backpacking through Europe was first time my using the polarizing filters. What a difference!

Inside the train going through the Swiss Alps, windows covered with reflections…but the polarizing filter knocks those reflections off the windows.

Later outside the train, shooting Swiss Alp peaks against a blue-sky spattered with puffy white clouds. The polarizer makes the clouds “pop out” from the blue sky. Really nice effect.

You know what AMAZES me? How many stupid Americans carrying around digital SLR costing over $1000 (just for the body)….yet watch them take five photos and realize they are CLUELESS on the very basics of photography. (They need to spend $100 on a photog class at their local community college instead of spening $1,000 for an SLR body)

A CLASSIC retard move I saw one thousand expensive-SLR carrying tourists make: position their family member before a backdrop of incredibly bright sunlit snow or clouds yet the subject has shadows on their face, then shoot without fill-flash. “Gosh Martha, why them faces all black in our photos? That snow look real good though.”
[/quote]

Um, with all due respect..I see a lot more overseas asians in this category than americans.

What drives me crazy is seeing a Canon 5D or such with a crappy lens. Not that I would know want to do with anything beyond a digital rebel.

[Coronita]

[quote=stockstradr]I only use polarizer filters which remove glare and reflections.

Same here. Shoot in RAW mode and take care of the rest later, instead of using a UV filter.

Backpacking through Europe was first time my using the polarizing filters. What a difference!

Inside the train going through the Swiss Alps, windows covered with reflections…but the polarizing filter knocks those reflections off the windows.

Later outside the train, shooting Swiss Alp peaks against a blue-sky spattered with puffy white clouds. The polarizer makes the clouds “pop out” from the blue sky. Really nice effect.

You know what AMAZES me? How many stupid Americans carrying around digital SLR costing over $1000 (just for the body)….yet watch them take five photos and realize they are CLUELESS on the very basics of photography. (They need to spend $100 on a photog class at their local community college instead of spening $1,000 for an SLR body)

A CLASSIC retard move I saw one thousand expensive-SLR carrying tourists make: position their family member before a backdrop of incredibly bright sunlit snow or clouds yet the subject has shadows on their face, then shoot without fill-flash. “Gosh Martha, why them faces all black in our photos? That snow look real good though.”
[/quote]

Um, with all due respect..I see a lot more overseas asians in this category than americans.

What drives me crazy is seeing a Canon 5D or such with a crappy lens. Not that I would know want to do with anything beyond a digital rebel.

[ucodegen]

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck.

How old is your daughter.. is she teething? If she bit down, she could damage the filters coating.

I have tried cleaners and found that they all seem to leave a little bit of a film (bright light at an angle, bouncing the light at an orientation with equal incident and reflective light reveals the film). Distilled water is better, the best that I have found is reverse osmosis water (which is what integrated circuit manufactures use to clean things with). I tend to use cotton swabs (no paper – paper can be harder than some coatings). I rinse by dribbling the reverse osmosis water at an angle so it runs off the filter, using the surface tension of the water to ‘dry’ the filter. There is a small amount at the bottom corner afterwords, which I pick up with a dry cotton swab. I don’t immediately put the filter on afterwords.. I put the filter in a safe non dusty place to dry for a few hours.

[ucodegen]

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck.

How old is your daughter.. is she teething? If she bit down, she could damage the filters coating.

I have tried cleaners and found that they all seem to leave a little bit of a film (bright light at an angle, bouncing the light at an orientation with equal incident and reflective light reveals the film). Distilled water is better, the best that I have found is reverse osmosis water (which is what integrated circuit manufactures use to clean things with). I tend to use cotton swabs (no paper – paper can be harder than some coatings). I rinse by dribbling the reverse osmosis water at an angle so it runs off the filter, using the surface tension of the water to ‘dry’ the filter. There is a small amount at the bottom corner afterwords, which I pick up with a dry cotton swab. I don’t immediately put the filter on afterwords.. I put the filter in a safe non dusty place to dry for a few hours.

[ucodegen]

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck.

How old is your daughter.. is she teething? If she bit down, she could damage the filters coating.

I have tried cleaners and found that they all seem to leave a little bit of a film (bright light at an angle, bouncing the light at an orientation with equal incident and reflective light reveals the film). Distilled water is better, the best that I have found is reverse osmosis water (which is what integrated circuit manufactures use to clean things with). I tend to use cotton swabs (no paper – paper can be harder than some coatings). I rinse by dribbling the reverse osmosis water at an angle so it runs off the filter, using the surface tension of the water to ‘dry’ the filter. There is a small amount at the bottom corner afterwords, which I pick up with a dry cotton swab. I don’t immediately put the filter on afterwords.. I put the filter in a safe non dusty place to dry for a few hours.

[ucodegen]

Now, I’m trying to get this damn filter clean.. I tried to use a dust brush, then some lense tissue with a cleaner, and there are still fine speck.

How old is your daughter.. is she teething? If she bit down, she could damage the filters coating.

I have tried cleaners and found that they all seem to leave a little bit of a film (bright light at an angle, bouncing the light at an orientation with equal incident and reflective light reveals the film). Distilled water is better, the best that I have found is reverse osmosis water (which is what integrated circuit manufactures use to clean things with). I tend to use cotton swabs (no paper – paper can be harder than some coatings). I rinse by dribbling the reverse osmosis water at an angle so it runs off the filter, using the surface tension of the water to ‘dry’ the filter. There is a small amount at the bottom corner afterwords, which I pick up with a dry cotton swab. I don’t immediately put the filter on afterwords.. I put the filter in a safe non dusty place to dry for a few hours.

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