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<blockquote data-quote="TwistedThrottle" data-source="post: 797947" data-attributes="member: 46724">Hi and Welcome!+1 for RAW over JPG.&nbsp; &nbsp; Also, can't stress this enough- buy the best filters you can afford.&nbsp; Nothing you put in front of your lens will make the pictures sharper but the cheaper options will negatively impact your images more than the expensive ones.&nbsp; I have a UV filter on each of my lenses for protection and really like Breakthrough Photography.&nbsp; I try to get the X4 but they're hard to come by and the X2 is a good alt.&nbsp; The difference is the X4 is brass, made in Germany with 16 layers of coating, X2 is aluminum made in Japan with 8 layers of coating.&nbsp; I would not get the X1, I prefer multi coated filters.&nbsp; I also use Hoya NXT Plus filters which are also multicoated, about half way between the X2 and X4.&nbsp; Its good practice to invest in one filter at a time focusing on the best glass you can afford rather than getting a kit that has all the filters you need for one low price.&nbsp; I did that before and now they sit in the bottom of a drawer and never get used.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwistedThrottle, post: 797947, member: 46724"] Hi and Welcome! +1 for RAW over JPG. Also, can't stress this enough- buy the best filters you can afford. Nothing you put in front of your lens will make the pictures sharper but the cheaper options will negatively impact your images more than the expensive ones. I have a UV filter on each of my lenses for protection and really like Breakthrough Photography. I try to get the X4 but they're hard to come by and the X2 is a good alt. The difference is the X4 is brass, made in Germany with 16 layers of coating, X2 is aluminum made in Japan with 8 layers of coating. I would not get the X1, I prefer multi coated filters. I also use Hoya NXT Plus filters which are also multicoated, about half way between the X2 and X4. Its good practice to invest in one filter at a time focusing on the best glass you can afford rather than getting a kit that has all the filters you need for one low price. I did that before and now they sit in the bottom of a drawer and never get used. [/QUOTE]

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