http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: filters - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:06:07 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/focusing-problem-with-filters#post-69888 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:31:11 +0000 rlmosk 69888@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>I'm not new to using camcorders but I am new to using filters.  I bought a new Panasonic HDC-TM700 and was headed to the Galapagos.  This new camera allows attaching filters so I thought I'd give it a try.  I purchased a Polaroid 46mm UV filter.  Now the camera was new to me also and I tend to do 98% of my recording with auto focus.  I've noticed that the auto focus tends to have some difficulty at times keeping a subject in focus if there's lots of other things close by.  (Animals main subject to be in focus but there are bushes or trees behind it.)</p> <p>I also bought a Polaroid 46mm polarizing filter for recording animals just below the surface of the water.  Now here's my problem with this filter.  You can turn the filter so it is using the polarized portion or turn it so it's not.  Now when I would turn the filter so it wasn't polarizing and I would try and video something by zooming way in, everything would stay in focus until I reached the maximum zoom.  Then everything would be out of focus.  If the filter was not attached I didn't have this problem.  </p> <p>Is the camera having a hard time focusing through these filters?  Is it a filter quality problem?</p> <p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p>Linda</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/a-good-lesson-for-shooting-outside#post-62692 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:49:42 +0000 composite1 62692@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>It's been a while since I've put anything up so here's a vid from Still Motion with some good intermediate tips on how to make adjustments for shooting with a DSLR outside in bright sun. Now, the lessons talked about also apply to dedicated video cameras as well concerning apeture, shutterspeed and Neutral Density Filters as well.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/14292403">introduction to shooting outside</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user403001">stillmotion</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/in-need-of-some-sort-of-filter-for-interferance#post-53739 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:32:55 +0000 larkn5 53739@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Problem:We are in the process of having 2 cameras(sony hdr-sr1) for a church service.One camera works great,the second has 100 ft of s-cable from it with a in line signal booster at the camera ,we are getting small waves in the monitor from camera 2 ,with the 100 ft of cable.Any suggestions?? It almost looks like interfirance from some kins of close by wires?? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/circular-polarizing-filters#post-49745 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:38:30 +0000 manappraisal 49745@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am new to the world of filters. I just purchased a Hoya circluar polariziing filter and will be testing soon.</p> <p>My impression is that the filter is supposed to be adjustable via the free turning outer ring. However, when place to my eye and turned, nothing happens.  The outer ring turns freely, but no adjustment on the brightness occurs. Is this normal?  If so, then what does the outer ring do, if it does not vary the amount of light which passes through.  This experiment was done in bright sun light.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p> </p> <p>Jeff Deuitch</p> <p>Palmetto, Fl</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/camera-add-on-advice-needed#post-49385 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:54:34 +0000 TDedmonSBP 49385@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I couldn't think of a better title but hopefully this will suffice. I read Videomaker religiously as one of only two magazines that I never miss a month. The other is HD Video Pro. The stuff I notice in all of the magazines are ads and review guides about all kinds of accessories for cameras. My problem is that this dilutes the market and it makes it very hard to know what are accessories and what are add-ons. Things like mate boxes, add-on batteries, dollies, lights, twelve mics, 87 filters, rail systems, etc. It all just seems so daunting. What accessories are needed and which ones are just supperlative? </p> <p>I currently use a JVC GY-HD110u with a tripod, dolly, extra mic and XLR cable, and a three light kit. Am I missing out on something that would really set me to the next level, or am I still beign held back only by my skill? I don't usually post general noob Q's like this but I just can't figure out who would &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;need&lt;/span&gt; all of that stuff.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/tiffen-infrared-filter-plugin-for-fcp#post-36624 Mon, 19 May 2008 12:24:26 +0000 xNEWBORNxHOSTAGEx 36624@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am looking for a way to see what the Tiffen Infrared filter looks like when applied to footage in Final Cut Pro. Is there anyone out there who has experience with the filter, or someone who might know where I could view footage with this filter applied?? Thanks</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/filters-for-indoor-filming-1#post-35331 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:35:02 +0000 flavulous 35331@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> what kind of filter should I be using for indoor shots, under regular flourescent tube (office) bulbs. additionally, would auo white balance work better for this application rather than setting my own white balance? I thank you all in advance for your time and help withthis.</p> <p>flavio : ) </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/filters-for-indoor-filming#post-35330 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:34:49 +0000 flavulous 35330@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> what kind of filter should I be using for indoor shots, under regular flourescent tube (office) bulbs. additionally, would auo white balance work better for this application rather than setting my own white balance? I thank you all in advance for your time and help withthis.</p> <p>flavio : ) </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/stackable-filters#post-34975 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:06:11 +0000 TheGrimmSleeper 34975@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Strange question here (and probably pretty ridiculous).  I recently bought a wide angle lens for my camera (PV-GS250).  The threads on the camera are 42mm so I bought a step-up ring to 52mm to accomodate the wide angle lens.</p> <p>I also bought what I had thought was a pro-mist filter large enough to attach to the front of the wide angle lens (those threads are about 69.5mm).  When it arrived though, it was 52mm.</p> <p>In fact, I can't seem to find any larger filters to fit the front of my wide angle lens.</p> <p>I needed the pro mist filter pretty much the day it arrived so I simply attached my step-up ring to the cam, then attached the filter, then the wide angle lens.  The filter has done its job nicely like this.  But now I need to invest in a fluorescent filter and I'm wondering if the same will hold true.  Or if it's even a good idea to stack them behind the lens attachment.</p> <p>I'm probably over-thinking this and it's probably a ridiculous question, but there it is nonetheless.  Do I need to look harder to find bigger filters or would it suffice to keep stacking 'em like this?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-do-i-need-to-use-my-tiffen-filter-on-my-canon-xl2#post-34171 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:21:28 +0000 DaguerreotypePictures 34171@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a Canon XL2. I just picked up a Tiffen ND Grad filter, which is a gradient from CTO to neutral density 6, used for shooting the sky and the ground within your camera's lattitude. The problem is that I don't have the type of filters that screw on to my lens, it is the type that is a thick, square plate of glass. I haven't worked with this type of filter yet in school, so I'm not exactly sure how they attach to the camera. My best guess is that these type of filters are for film cameras and not digital, but that is nothing more than a guess. Can anyone help me shed some light on this issue? Someone in my class told me I would need a matte box, but I tried to research this online and could not find one that fits my XL2. Thanks for your help!</p>