Filters and polarisers?

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I'm buying my first DSLR today a Canon 400d :banana:

Can anyone please advise me which filters and polarisers to buy :)
 
Filters and polarisers generally fit on the lens although you can buy Lee or Cokin filters where there is a unit that attaches to the camera.

If you go for a lens filter, there should be a "thread size" noted on the specs for the lens.

What do you want the filters for? UV filters are decent for protecting the front element of the lens from damage although a hood for the lens will also do this.
 
Although I always believe a filter to be better protection as just a lens hood alone cannot protect from liquid, pollen etc etc.
 
I asked a question about what other accessories I'd need when I bought my first dslr and someone suggested ND grads for landscapes and ND filters for long exposures.
Had enough problems trying to decide between a Nikon d40 and Canon 400d so choosing filters and other accessories has really got me confuddled.
 
7 day shop is quite competitive on filters, just bought a polariser for my 17-85 as my old one doesn't fit the thread.
 
Forget them at the moment. Just get to enjoy and learn your camera thoroughly first.

Deal with ND grads etc later.

You have more than enough to be getting on with, congrats on the new camera... have fun! :thumbs:
 
EOS_JD and Dolomite fan thanks for the advice.
Janice thanks for that. I'm really really looking forward to getting my camera and can't wait to start playing with it :)
 
£20 crap glass filter in front of £200+ lens

No ta, I'll take my chances thank you very much

:thumbs:

That's the UV or Skylight btw. Obvoiusly you'll be wanting a Polariser at some point but it won't "live" on the lens.
 
Your kit lens will take any filter as long as its a 58mm filter.

I have a UV filter i use often, this filter is great for when i attend the seaside.

A circular polariser is a cracking filter as well, giving you an option on how bright you want the sky as you can turn it on the end of the lens to achieve a different shade.
 
ND grads are useful if you want to restrict the amount of light getting into the camera. For instance you might want to shoot a waterfall during the day. With the bright light around, shutter speeds may be pretty high even when the lens is stopped down to its minimum aperture. So you need a filter to restrict the light to allow you to slow your shutter speed down.

Or it may be that you have a very bright sky and a dark landscape. Shooting the landscape will burn out the sky and vice versa so you want to darken maybe the sky to even the exposure a little. A graduated ND filter will do this.

As other said, forget about these until you learn the basics. Once you start to find that you need these filters (if you shoot landscapes you'll know when they would be handy) the you can look at them and ask for help on which ones to get. :)

It's money money money!!!

Enjoy
 
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