What filter you use for wedding ?

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icevideo
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Joined: Aug 5 2003

I have a VX2000 Sony , and I would like to know which is the best filter for portrait, mostly for brides.

I like to see something soft, would be an excelent option.

And second question, is what else filters do you guys you use on weddings ?

Thank you.

forgetful
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Joined: Oct 25 2001

Same filters as you would use for a normal shoot.

ND filters on sunny days & PL filters(SOMETIMES) when inside to prevent any glare.

icevideo
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Joined: Aug 5 2003

Thanks, but I was talking about glass filters the one which attached in front of your lens, like Tiffen.

Sorry for confusion

SIFI
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Joined: Sep 16 2001

Would you not be better shooting naturally and then adding the required soft focus etc in the edit?

Just a thought

Simon

Simon

Harry Settle
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Joined: Nov 22 2003

I use no extra glass over my lenses. Special effects occur in my post editing. If you put on a filter before hand, you can't undo it later.

Have you ever stopped to think, and forgotten to restart?

tom hardwick
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Harry speaks the truth, but I do use a protective filter because I can wipe the champagne splashes off with the tip of my tie and not flinch in the slightest.

tom.

jove
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Joined: Aug 18 2000

Hi, just a comment about soft focus. A soft focus supplementary lens as used for still portraiture over the centuries was actaully a lenses with spherical aberration. This means that you get a sharp image rom the centre of the lens with a soft focus "halo" from the edges of the lens - it gives much more sparkle but with softening - very different from just being out of focus.

Also, because of the effect being caused by the combination of sharp image from the centre and blurred image from the edges the effect changes as you change aperture. This is all very well on a stills camera where the iris size is relatively large, and you are invariably working on manual exposures so that you know what aperture you are using. However, with a camcorder with modern very short focal lengths and consequent tiny iris diameters I am not sure how much effect you might see.

Also, by the time you get down to the poor resolution of the average TV would you be able to see the subtle effect of the soft focus lens.

Overall, I would think that it's a waste of time and if you need to hide the bride's acne then blur it in the editor.

Cheers, JOVE