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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: stamper on February 22, 2011, 11:46:39 am

Title: Filters
Post by: stamper on February 22, 2011, 11:46:39 am

I have been Googling for filters and up popped a site with this startling comment.

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Introduction

The selection of the proper filter is actually far more important than any choice of lens or camera.

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Guess who said it? :)

Title: Re: Filters
Post by: David S on February 22, 2011, 11:52:30 am

Ken Rockwell.

Title: Re: Filters
Post by: ronkruger on February 22, 2011, 12:34:03 pm

A filter salesman.

Title: Re: Filters
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 22, 2011, 02:02:50 pm

I think DavidS wins the prize.

And next month, in part 2, Ken will explain why you don't need a camera at all, only a filter to get pictures at least as good as Ken's.  ;D

Eric

Title: Re: Filters
Post by: alanscape on February 23, 2011, 07:57:09 am

I'm developing a pin-hole filter to take sports shots with... using a camera is ecologically unsound.

Title: Re: Filters
Post by: francois on February 23, 2011, 08:01:32 am

Quote from: DavidS on February 22, 2011, 11:52:30 am

Ken Rockwell.

Congrats, David. You've just won a one-to-one workshop with Ken Rockwell!  :D

Title: Re: Filters
Post by: stamper on February 25, 2011, 08:42:45 am

Yes it was the redoubtable Ken. He has managed once again to possibly get more traffic to his site. ;D