What would be the best lens filter for Sigma 28-300 ?

Question

I am beginner photographer and I have a new Sigma 28-300 camera lens and was wondering is there any filters that would be benefical to have for shooting a lot of outdoor photos?

Answer 1

Every lens you own should have a Haze/UV or Skylight filter mounted to protect the front element of your lens. Remove it before using the polarizer.

Buy a circular polarizer to darken a blue sky and to remove glare/reflections from glass, sand, water, snow and painted metal - but not polished metal. A polarizer also enhances colors.

Don't "cheap out" when buying filters. Stay with Heliopan, B+W, Singh-Ray, Hoya and Tiffen.

Answer 2

get a UV, to remove UV glare, then get a polariser to make your skys and other things pop

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Answer 3

I have a Sigma 70-300, a Nikkor 18-70 and a Nikkor 55mm macro and I shoot A LOT of outdoors with them all. Nature is my favorite to shoot. :)

Being an avid nature photographer I find that I need different filters for different outdoor settings. If I'm shooting waterfalls, creeks and such I use a ND (neutral density) filter. Landscape shots I switch between a CP filter and any kind of 'specialized' filters I may want to add 'special effects' to. When not using any of the above mentioned you should always have a UV filter on just for the protection alone aside from the help with the ultraviolet rays.

I am going to include one of my favorite sites for perusing filters. When you get there start with the "General Filters" on the menu to the left and work your way down. It helped me to learn a lot about the different types of filters and what they do. Hoya is a great brand, however I'd like to suggest that if you can afford it the best way to go is to invest in Cokin. The more  you read about filters...brands, types and the such, the more you'll be educated in spending your hard earned money with what works for your needs and your camera's needs.

Hope it helps. Happy Shutterbuggin' {:O)

Answer 4

Primarily, get a UV filter to protect the light from UV rays, and to protect it ( to some extent ) from injury. Also, you should use a circular polarizing filter CPL because it makes the sky bluer, and exaggerates colors in general. Don't use them when it's not sunny though. There won't be any effect at all. Here's a video about CPL's:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vvz_d6AP...

Those are the two main ones you should consider. They have infrared filters and other sorts of filters. Worry about those two first though. Just look on http://amazon.com they have all the filters you could ever want