Lens and indoor photography - Do they gel with each other?

Filters and indoor photography - Do they gel with each other?

I am a newbie, and this question may sound weird. I use the 18-55mm kit lens (mostly for outdoors at the street) and also the one I like for indoor portraits and objects (food etc) 35mm f1.8. I love my camera, and I am happy that I improve picture by picture. Now, I wish to buy a filters (simply as I hear a lot about it) - preferably a 52mm circular polarizer for taking the sky. Now, my question is, Can I use a filter all the time? Or will it not give results in indoor. I just thought I could avoid reflections. Let me know if its a good idea to use it all time.Is there some filters available which need not be removed every time!

You would not want to keep a CP filter on all the time, that would defeat the purpose and is best used when the angle of the light source is 90 degrees relative to your subject, otherwise it simply slows down your camera by an f-stop or two. You can leave a UV filter on all the time but it will not alter your resulting images in any way. That's because digital camera images are not susceptible to UV like film is, so all a UV filter offers you is protection for your lens.

CP filters cuts a lot of the available light indoor. I would just use a UV filter for protection.

I wouldn't recommend using a CP indoors, as first, there's really no need and at full polarization you will be loosing 2 stops, and the lens your using already has an aperture of f3.5-5.6, so you'll be shooting at f8 on the 18mm end, and around f11 at the 55mm end, so your going to have to up the ISO to get a good shutter speed unless your going to be using a tripod, I really wouldn't give it a try ....

I completely accept with you, CP isn't the way for indoor, and I understand I cannot use them all time. Thanks for the recommendations with reasons.

Is there any why to avoid glaring and reflections of certain surfaces - any other type of filter for indoor usage, mainly within house where the rooms are small, and the materials around could reflect light? Or windows that could bring glare in?

You can try filtering the light so it is indirect, but cutting reflections is difficult. If you have plenty of light and a tripod, no reason not to try a circular polarizer. As mentioned, it will slow down the shutter speed, but with a tripod and a stationary subject that's not a problem. As far as the 35mm and food shots, you may be frustrated not being able to get close enough, I was.

It actually pays to do a search. I was just reading about using UV filters on DSLR camera and you guys popped up. I read the same thing about using a UV filter for lens protection. Hum, there must be something to it. Thanks!