Some great deals here. Some of the filters have been reduced from about $90…eg: https://www.harveynorman.com.au/cameras-printers-stationary/…
Camera Lens Filters from $4 - Inca UV: 55mm $4, 62mm $5, 72mm $6 - Hoya from $9 @ Harvey Norman
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Just bought a hoya smc 40.5mm filter a couple days ago for $25 delivered and thought that was cheap :(
Inca 40.5mm UV Filter isn't on sale :-(
Step-up rings are cheap, e.g. AU$4.40:
http://www.tmart.com/40.5mm-to-52mm-Step-Up-Filter-Ring-Adap…I got tired of buying more filters every time I bought a new different-size lens, so now all of my filters are 72mm filters, and I buy an adaptor ring whenever I buy a new lens. That way I can use the same filters on all lenses.
Disadvantages: a 72mm filter on a 40.5mm might look a bit oversize, and probably won't fit inside the lens hood (if you use one).
Advantages: I buy better-quality filters, knowing I'll only need to buy one of each type. Also, when using multiple filters stacked, much lower chance of vignetting on most lenses.
Perhaps you could buy all 52mm filters, which seem easier to get.
They had a hoya 40.5 in-store, but not on special, bloke said he could do 18$
Thanks for the intel mate. Still too expensive… pretty sure my last 40.5mm Hoya was about $10 (bought on sale of course). Anyway, I haven't put in an order… not in the mood to go drive 40min round trip when these would only be spares.
Thanks OP! Picked up the 62mm for my Olympus 12-40mm
Hi guys, just wondering which of these filters will suite a Nikon D3330? (with the standard 18-55mm lens kit)
Sorry I have no ideas about camera
52mm thread
As spaghettiman says, any 52mm filter will fit the 18-55 kit lens.
For the future, if you need to know what size filter you'd need to buy, on the front of almost any lens it will say something like "ø52". That's the size of the filter thread.
The size is also usually shown inside the lens cap.
Wish they had ND filters
Damn! That's what I looked for too
thanks OP bought 2 inca cpl filters
77mm filter is still too expensive.
Cheap filters may protect your lens, but will likely reduce image quality and increase distortion.
If you can tell when an expensive UV filter is on a lens versus a cheap one, in A/B testing, I will eat my hat.
http://www.lenstip.com/113.4-article-UV_filters_test_Descrip…
An interesting perspective on lens filters
Yeah a cheap filter on a cheap lens ain't gonna make too much difference.
Assuming you're using a UV filter for protection rather than cutting UV (which, let's be honest, is their most common function) you won't notice the difference between cheap and expensive.
Even on a very expensive lens. I have a cheap Hoya UV filter on $2k worth of glass, and I guarantee you'd never be able to pick which photos have it and which don't.
@hugs: time to withdraw your guarantee, maybe even eat your hat. Check the LensTip.com tests. Of course rejecting their reality and substituting your own may work ;)
http://www.lenstip.com/113.1-article-UV_filters_test_Introdu…@derek324: With respect, that article shows nothing that is discernible to the human eye. Vignetting to 0.1%? Literally, 1/1000th difference in luminance at the edge of the lens?
As I said, if you can tell the difference in A/B testing, I'll eat my hat.
@derek324: It also says that the Hoya HMC which is on sale at HN for $10 is "The unconditional winner of our test!". I looked at the photos with and without filter and could not tell the difference?
@hugs: Cutting UV is irrelevant for digital sensors, its only needed for film. For digital cameras, protecting the lens is their only function.
tl;dr there are some awful cheap filters out there.
I did A/B testing and you can certainly tell the difference between the Ebay cheapie filters and the moderately priced ones. Spending extra on the really expensive ones are a waste.
The Incas aren't worth having - don't fit right and if you do manage to fit them they do make your image less sharp. Hoyas are okay.
Which filters work with sigma art 35mm f1.4 mounted on Nikon d3200? Looking to buy that lens soon. Cheers
Look on the front of your lens. It'll say something like "ø58" — that's the size filter you need to buy.
67mm for that sigma. Btw, have you tried that lens on your body? Its pretty large and heavy, have you considered the nikkor dx 1.8?
thanks for the suggestion!
didn't realise it's impractical as a leave on lens, waiting for another ebay sale before pulling any triggers :)35mm 1.8g definitely can't go wrong. same for 50mm 1.8d/g
It really isn't heavy at all if you're used to carrying around the main G zooms :-P
If you're on a d3200 though just get the 35m 1.8. It's a fantastic prime lens to have/use.
Often if I'm traveling light I'll just head out with d700/35 1.8 as my walk around camera.
thanks op,
got a CPL for my kit lens when I don't want to use the step up to my 77 CPL
Nice. Grabbed some UV's & a CPL.
Shame that the selection of sizes is so limited though.
whats the diff between the hoya 52mm hmc uv for $9 and hoya 52mm uv for $28?
$19
Imperial or Metric?
No ND filters. Pity!!
I used to have filters on all my lenses. Nikon filters which I don't think are made anymore. After a while you realize all your doing is hurting the image quality by putting more glass in front of expensive lenses.
I would only put a filter now if I'm shooting around splashing sea water which is hardly or some nd filters.
You do not have to have your filters on all the time.
You can use them for special oocasions only, liking going to the beach or sailing a boat or going to the outback where you can expect more dust in the air.Sometimes you have to remove filters no matter how good they are, e.g. for night scenes.
That's what I said…Around sea water.
If your going to take them off and on it will become a hassle, eventually they will get scratched. I find having the lens hood on is all the protection you will need.
Use moderately priced filters instead of the junk <$10 ones on ebay. Not much image quality loss unless you're shooting bright light sources in your frame.
Potentially silly question, but specifically on lenses like the Canon 50mm, can a filter cause any harm at all to the motor due to the extra weight it has to push?
The answer is "No". At least I never heard about anything like that.
Yeah I couldn't find anything on it either. I mean I know it's minuscule amounts, but it goes to reason that the tiny motor has to do a little bit more work than without one, doesn't it?
I was more curious than anything else.
Filter sits outside of the lens…No where near the AF motor. Even on a zoom lens it has no impact.
Yeah but on the 50mm the actual bit where the lens attaches is the bit that moves.
http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Canon-EF-5…
It's a bit weird compared to some other lenses.
Actually there's a prime that Panasonic make that I had to get a Cokin extension ring, as when the camera powered on, the element would retract inside the lens a bit. Here's some about that. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3534238#forum-post-520…
If you already own the lens, just see if it retracts inside during focusing or switching the camera on/off. If not, you're fine.
cant find anything for 77mm
i bought both from eBay for AU $27.50 (also had 20% off that)
HOYA (ND4 + HMC UV) 58mm Filter SET Multi-Coating UV(C) + NDx4 Lens Filter 58mm
Condition: Brand New
Quantity: 1
AU $27.50
Economy Int'l Postage (10-21 business days)
Economy delivery from outside AU
FREEalso AU $36.50
HOYA JAPAN (CPL + HMC ND4) Filter 58mm Cir-Polarizing / Multi-Coated NDx4 58mm
Condition: Brand New
Quantity: 1Genuine HOYA 77mm HMC UV(C) Camera Lens Slim Frame Filter Multicoated for DSLR AU $23.80
any how you feel about it, arer they good?
the seller has 100% feedback, filters look genuine, I can't tell the difference - at least no worse
mainly use filters as protection, isn't often in low light
really wish some lens deals ……
I agree about the polarized filters and UV, but ND filters still have their uses.
They were some pretty bad examples, both CPL and ND still have their uses. UV is pointless unless you shoot film. Protective filters can be useful in dusty and other harsh conditions, as they're required to complete the weather sealing on certain lenses. Other than that, using a hood is the better option.
In the video clip, he appears to be using a linear polarizing filter, not a CPL, and he seems to be deliberately angling it wrong. Definitely agree that ND and CPL have their uses.
I use UV filters as protective filters, they seem easier to get than "proper" protective filters.
Claps
To be honest, I only sort of skimmed the video so didn’t really pay attention to what he was using haha, but it’s irrelevant anyway. The only difference between circular and linear is the addition of a quarter-wave plate to help prevent the polarised light from screwing with the metering and AF. He still uses it incorrectly, whether deliberately or not. There’s nothing wrong with using a UV as a protective filter, only meant that the UV part of it has no effect on digital, so it's essentially just a protective filter anyway, I probably could have worded that better…
It's a bit hard to take photography advice from someone who appears to be a terrible videographer! In the first part of the video you can't see his face due to the strong light behind him, and for the rest he should have used a reflective screen so there wasn't so much contrast from one side of his face to the other.
A bit hard? Just a tad?
Another thing I noticed is that that guy do not use a camera strap properly.
I am not trying to criticise what he is doing, just saying that I would not recommend anyone to use camera straps the way he does.
What I mean is that he never has his strap around the neck. If your camera slips through your fingers you will either lose it completely (along with a lens mounted on it) or it will be damaged so badly that it would cost you hundreds of dollars to get it fixed.I think he knows it but just probably got too excited telling us the truth.
so you wholeheartedly agree with everything he says? (genuine question)
All he proved is if you misuse a filter and it will produce worse pics.
Oh and if you think an ND filter is expensive, wait till you have to replace your camera shutter because you take 70 pictures where 1 would have done the job.
70 pictures? Damn son gimi some of that crack you smokin
Where are the bargains? Inca is cheap overpriced junk.
Thanks picked up a 17dollar hoya cp filter and a cheapo uv filter for 9dollar. Had to get it delivered though..
52mm UV filter out of stock online and in NSW
$7.95 delivery kills the deal for the cheaper ones if it's available online.
Thinking to get a polarising filter. But not sure whether to get Hoya or Inca. Which one is better?
Thanks munchkin
bought 2 cpl filters and chose 'collect in store' option. but didn;t get a confirmation email for over 12 hours now, no sms either. does this happen/has happened to anybody else as well>
I can't seem to place my order using the checkout. The green button at the end doesn't do anything..
how do you get delivery for 7.95? its charging me $14.95 :\
never mind, its only 5.95 delivered to Sydney CBD but 14.95 delivered to melbourne CBD! argh so annoying! I want to boycott Gerry and his sh!t online store but the price is cheap! >_<
Just got auto-cancel/refund email (implying I cancelled when I didn't).
Thanks OP but the Hoya 67cm+ filters are still too expensive from what I could tell. Seems to be mainly 52cm and 55cm filters that are cheap. Good for those who have a set of prime lenses.
EDIT: OK I take it back, some of my Nikkor 1 lenses take 52cm and 55cm filters… wish they had Hoya 40.5cm ones too.