Camera Lens Filters

A lens filter  can be a great additional artistic and correctional tool for Underwater Photography or taking pictures on land with a 35mm SLR or a digital camera.

Filter Types

  • Correctional : compensates and/or modifies the exposure color
    • Contrast and color correction: Try one of the Cokin Varicolor Filter Series
      • Yellow filter : increases yellow light and reduces the rest. Good for B&W photography.
      • Red filter : elimates fog and haze, recreates moon shots during the day, great for folliage shots.
      • Green filter : helps correct skin tone in portraits
      • Orange filter : increases the red and yellow contrasts. Good for sunsets.
      • Brown filter : creates a sepia-toned or aged photo with B&W film
    • Color conversion filters : cooling and warming filters
    • Flourescent filter : corrects unnatural light
    • Neutral density filter : corrects the blinding effect of snow or sand
  • Special Effects : used for creating soft focus
  • Protective : instead of replacing your lens, simply replace the filter
    • Protection filters keep your lens from becoming scratched, or from getting dirt, debris, and moisture into it.
  • UV  and haze filters (skylight) absorb UV rays to improve outdoor shots

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