Many digital photographers believe that the era of the lens filter is ending along with the reign of film. Except for the UV filter that protects the front of their lens (hopefully), they see no need to carry an assortment of filters. “Everything can be done in Photoshop”, they say.

Spending ten minutes on the Singh-Ray Filter site will change that opinion. High-quality, photographic filters are as much a part of modern photography as they ever have been. Spending one extra minute in the field to use a filter can save significant amounts of time in post-production. It seems that the more experienced the photographer, the more this “do-it-in-the-camera-when-you-can” philosophy is embraced. [Read more →]

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