Camera Lens Filters
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digital camera.
Filter Types
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Correctional: compensates and/or modifies the exposure color
** Contrast and color correction: Try one of the Cokin Varicolor Filter Series
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Yellow filter: increases yellow light and reduces the rest. Good for B&W photography.
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Red filter: elimates fog and haze, recreates moon shots during the day, great for folliage shots.
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Green filter: helps correct skin tone in portraits
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Orange filter: increases the red and yellow contrasts. Good for sunsets.
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Color conversion filters: cooling and warming filters
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Flourescent filter: corrects unnatural light
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Neutral density filter: corrects the blinding effect of snow or sand
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Special Effects: used for creating soft focus
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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.
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UV and haze filters (skylight) absorb UV rays to improve outdoor shots
Technical Specifications
* Laminated, Sandwiched, Glass
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filter ring adapter)
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