Lens Filters

camera filters are an important part of your photography kit. Different lighting conditions will require using different filters and only you can be the judge of what will work best with your scene and its lighting conditions.

There are two types of camera filter – glass and gelatin. Glass filters screw onto the front of your lens so their diameter must match that of the lens you want to use it on. The downside of glass filters is that if you have multiple lenses with different diameters, you’ll need a separate glass filter for each. Typical glass filters are UV filters, polarizing filters, skylight filters and neutral density filters. Some special effects filters are also available.

Gelatin filters are square in shape and large enough to fit over most consumer-level camera lenses. They slot into a filter holder, normally from Cokin or Lee, which is screwed onto the front of a camera lens. The screw mounts are interchangeable so the filter holder can be used on a variety of lenses. There’s a much wider range of gelatin filters available and these typically include graduated filters, soft focus filters, color-enhancing filters (e.g. for warming up light or cooling it down).

• Polarizing Filters
• UV Filters