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What filter cuts down overexposure/glare from sun?
I have a FinePix S5700/S500 that I love. It has threading to mount filters and pretty decent manual controls. But I’m editing some pictures I took over the weekend and hoo boy. This camera does not get along well with bright sunlight. I mean, moreso than other cameras I’ve had, it seems. There’s no middle ground on these between “shooting through volcanic ashfall” murky and “OW MY EYES!” bright. The unedited images just *glow*.
I have a polarizer and a UV filter that help a little sometimes depending on the light. I was chatting with a friend a while ago and he told me that there was a lens that cut down glare, but I can’t remember what it is. There’s a skylight glass lens at the camera store I’ve been eying, but I don’t think that’s it.
So, I suppose, two questions: Which lens cuts down on sun glare, and if it isn’t the skylight one, what does that do?
A skylight filter only cuts down on UV light to help reduce distant haze. It’s effect is so subtle it’s more often than not unnoticeable. So, that’s not what you’re looking for. Also, while a polarizer will help some, it’s not going to help balance out a very bright sky with the foreground as it works across the entire image. More importantly, it does nothing at all when the camera is pointed towards the sun.
What I THINK you mean is a graduated filter, which has one side clear and the other dark. The color can be gray, brown, blue, orange, etc. To use it you put the dark side on top, and it will decrease the exposure to the sky (and the sun) helping to match it more closely with the foreground. Not only do they come in different colors for different looks, but they also come in different densities, anything from 1 to 3 stops. A two-stop filter is a good compromise.
Here’s a good resource:
http://www.great-landscape-photography.com/graduated-filters.html
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