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cvicisso
08-23-2005, 06:14 PM
I've got the 52mm Lensmate adapter and a Hoya circular polarizer, and this setup is great for outdoor use, but obviously less-than-ideal for indoor shots and video... which is turning out to be mostly what I'm shooting recently. As I've said before, my plan is to have multiple adapters with 'whatever' (polarizer, telephoto lens, etc) already theaded on them. Then they're just a bayonet-twist away (instead of unthreading, rethreading, yada yada yada...).

Anyway, my question is - what filter and/or lens do you recommend for INDOOR STILL and VIDEO shooting with the S2? Wide-angle lens? Skylight filter? UV? Anyone? Bueller?

I seem to have 'lighting issues' whenever I'm shooting in my house (poor lighting), so take that into consideration too.

Thanks in advance!

JTL
08-23-2005, 09:27 PM
I've got the 52mm Lensmate adapter and a Hoya circular polarizer, and this setup is great for outdoor use, but obviously less-than-ideal for indoor shots and video... which is turning out to be mostly what I'm shooting recently. As I've said before, my plan is to have multiple adapters with 'whatever' (polarizer, telephoto lens, etc) already theaded on them. Then they're just a bayonet-twist away (instead of unthreading, rethreading, yada yada yada...).

Anyway, my question is - what filter and/or lens do you recommend for INDOOR STILL and VIDEO shooting with the S2? Wide-angle lens? Skylight filter? UV? Anyone? Bueller?

I seem to have 'lighting issues' whenever I'm shooting in my house (poor lighting), so take that into consideration too.

Thanks in advance!You should never use a polarizer indoors (maybe there's some obscure "pro" reason why you might, but I seriously doubt it). All it will do is cut an f/stop...something that you don't want to do indoors...

Some people (like me) leave a high-quality, multi-coated UV filter on all the time. Find them and good info here: http://www.2filter.com/prices/specials.html#4_of_The_Best_UV_or_Skylight_filters