Was wondering how many ppl uses filters for their shots (excluding uv).
how frequent do you all use the filter? since they serve as add on effects only.
was actually planning to get a magenta or polarizer but afraid that i'll under utilize them
Circular Polarizers - Hoya and B+W - Used a lot
ND Grads - usually carry 2,3,4 stops in both soft and hard gradients. Glass filters by Singh-Ray and the 4 stop are custom units. - Used as required.
Reverse ND Grads in 2, 3 stops. SinghRay - Used regularly
ND's (6) (Lee, UK) - Used regularly
Cross-screen (B+W) - Used regularly
R25, B, G, Y, O filters for b/w even on digital. - Regularly used.
Full set of Wrattens for LF film (techinical cameras) - used as needed.
I have another couple of hundred assorted special effects such as soft focus, 6 and 8 way starbursts, split colour etc etc by Hoya and Lee, these get used only as a client requires.