Do you still use fiters?

[HuubL]

Apart from polarizer and grad filters and UV lens protectors, do you still use yellow, orange, green or red filters for your black & white shots, now that Photoshop and the likes are the most used darkrooms nowadays?

Stupid title without the 'l' 🙂

 

[sevo]

Photoshop cannot replace black and white filters. I have stopped using CC/CB filters, though.

 

[Chris101]

Of course I do!

 

[Tom A]

Yikes Chris - that looks even worse than my stash! I tend to forget what I have when it comes to filters and pick them up when I see them at swap-meets. Hence, multiples of the same and some odd ones too. Hot items like a Summitar green filter, a UV deep red in an Elmar 50f3.5 36mm clamp on! And, multiples of orange, yellow, red and some blue (great for making people look nice and tanned)
Of course, you never have the right size when you need it. Still looking for my set Y/O/R for my Super Angulon 21 f3.4 - I did put it away in an obviously very safe place!
The rule is - when you see filters for sale - buy them. Makes a great excuse for buying lenses that they fit.

 

[charjohncarter]

Sure: red filter for SFX200, IR (Hoya R72) filter for IR film, ND filter for depth of field control when doing flash and when using high speed film (DOF control), polarizing for sky darkening and reflection control, yellow and orange to see what happens when using it.

 

[kshapero]

I am freaky and must have a UV filter on all my lenses. I from 37mm to 77mm. But mostly 39, 43 & 52. Then a bunch of others. And yes I have bought a lens just to fit one of my filters.😱😱

 

[kemal_mumcu]

I like filters. I collect filters but not lenses or cameras. You never know when you're going to need that size filter again for some lens you might buy in the future. I've often wondered how much digital shooters use b&w filters for shooting b&w.

 

[Brian Legge]

My favorite shot from the last few months was taken with a Y2. I'm taking that as an omen. 🙂

I always am on the lookout for decent filters, either for use or trade. I just picked up a Heliopan 52mm UV filter, B+W 58 UV and Hoya 67 Protection just because they were decent deals.

 

[GaryLH]

Yep. Still use the color filters for black and white.

Gary

 

[kossi008]

In principle yes. In practice, not so much anymore...
But this has nothing to do with Photoshop. I simply find that I need them less and less, so it must be a matter of taste.

 

[raydm6]

SL (skylight) or yellow 1 on my Summitar.

On the M's - Leitz or B+W filters; typically UVa, yellow or orange. Occasionally red and less occasionally, green. Polarizer w/color sometimes. I have four M lenses and all take 39mm. Didn't really plan that but it workd out that way.

Need to get some ND's soon as I am shooting Tri-X @1250 outside and 1/1000 @f/16 is not fun 🙁

 

[Lilserenity]

Still use them, Y1 / Yellow for black and white increasingly, 81B was giving some winter scenes a bit of a kick, and I'm experimenting with an 80A at the moment and Portra 160NC to see whether I can get some of the look back I loved in 100T -- no results yet but hopefully soon.

I also use a Lee ND grad from time to time.

Particularly with slides and black and white negs as I want the final result on that, not just on the computer scan; so that I can project it as shot, and print it as shot.

Vicky

 

[thegman]

Yes, I use IR, warm-up, and red/yellow etc for BW. I've also just taken a few shots with an ND grad, on a rangefinder, I'll be interested to see how I do.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

yes, if you shoot black and white film, no photoshop can replace a yellow filter for landscapes (or city-scapes 😀 ) on tri-x.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonsawsunlight/sets/72157619242500645/

 

[Matus]

Especially BW filters can not be well reproduced in PS - even if you shoot color and convert to BW in PS. The problem is that once you put on your camera that Yellow/Orange/Red filter you normally apply and exposure compensation. But in PS - you can only boost what is left what often leads to banding. If you apply a red filter in PS than blue parts of sky will remain nearly "data-less" as the dominant color is blue - so banding appears very easily.

But I do use UV filters for protection on my Mamiya 6 lenses and I do use warming (81A, 81B) filters sometimes.

 

[Bob Michaels]

It has been several years since I used any sort of filter and I shot b&w exclusively for the last 5 years. I do own some of them but never have them with me when shooting. Nothing to do with Photoshop, just modern day contrasty lenses do not seem to need filters as much. It also has something to do with the my one body / one lens approach.

 

[bwcolor]

Only have red, yellow and UV filters. Red is usually a bit much for most of what I do, yellow nice, but much of my shooting is low light, so UV is what usually sits on my lenses for color and B&W.

 

[oftheherd]

I have set of filters, mostly b/w, but some others as well, and some duplicates up to 72mm. I still use them some, but not as much as I used to. Of course, I don't take as many photos as I used to.