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<blockquote data-quote="fotojack" data-source="post: 168089" data-attributes="member: 16">Filters serve three purposes, really. One is to keep dust and debris off of the expensive camera lens. Another reason is to protect the more expensive camera lens. There are all kinds of filters, too, such as UV filters, Neutral Density (ND) filters, CPL (polarizer) filters, ad nausium. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Third reason is to, obviously, filter the light before it gets to the sensor. Depending on which lens you want to put them on, filters come in all price ranges, too. Obviously the more expensive ones have benefits the cheaper ones don't...such as quality of the frame and glass, coatings, and reputation for clarity. Good ones to get are made by Tiffen (my personal preference), B+W, Cokin, Hoya, Kenko, Rodenstock, Singh-Ray, etc. I could go on and on. Look under your lens cover....you'll see the size of the filter you need to get printed right on the inside cover. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="fotojack, post: 168089, member: 16"] Filters serve three purposes, really. One is to keep dust and debris off of the expensive camera lens. Another reason is to protect the more expensive camera lens. There are all kinds of filters, too, such as UV filters, Neutral Density (ND) filters, CPL (polarizer) filters, ad nausium. :) Third reason is to, obviously, filter the light before it gets to the sensor. Depending on which lens you want to put them on, filters come in all price ranges, too. Obviously the more expensive ones have benefits the cheaper ones don't...such as quality of the frame and glass, coatings, and reputation for clarity. Good ones to get are made by Tiffen (my personal preference), B+W, Cokin, Hoya, Kenko, Rodenstock, Singh-Ray, etc. I could go on and on. Look under your lens cover....you'll see the size of the filter you need to get printed right on the inside cover. :) [/QUOTE]

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