Getting S9600 next Sunday

1: Instead of getting a cable release just use the camera's self timer function.
2: Get a Circular Polariser if you intend to shoot outside in bright sunlight
3: Look at my flickr page (link in sig)...I have an S6500 so you should be able to get at least as good a shots from your S9600 ;)
 
NorthstaNder said:
1: Instead of getting a cable release just use the camera's self timer function.
2: Get a Circular Polariser if you intend to shoot outside in bright sunlight
3: Look at my flickr page (link in sig)...I have an S6500 so you should be able to get at least as good a shots from your S9600 ;)
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cheers, how important is a polariser?

and on your flickr, there really good, they all taken with the s6500? How did you do those macro shots?
 
yantorsen said:
cheers, how important is a polariser?

and on your flickr, there really good, they all taken with the s6500? How did you do those macro shots?
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I'd say (and I'm sure others will agree) that the circular polariser is the most important filter you will need, along with the UV filter which is more for protecting your lens.

Thanks :) All but one or two of those shots are taken on my S6500. The really close up flower macros where taken with the aid of the Raynox DCR 250 macro lens attachment which I think someone mentioned above.
 
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NorthstaNder said:
I'd say (and I'm sure others will agree) that the circular polariser is the most important filter you will need, along with the UV filter which is more for protecting your lens.

Thanks :) All but one or two of those shots are taken on my S6500. The really close up flower macros where taken with the aid of the Raynox DCR 250 macro lens attachment which I think someone mentioned above.
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yeah, I've gotta get that DCR250, from the pictures ive seen in looks amazing, there not crops are they?

I'm not quite sure why I need either of those filters, seem like a waste of money to me.
 
Nope, none of the shots taken with the Raynox are crops. Composition wise they are as they were taken.

As for the filters...A UV filter will protect your lens when out and about (better to scratch a £20 filter than your lens) and a Polariser enhances blues, greens and brings out detail when shooting in bright sunlight. They also cut down on unwanted reflections. Check out my Cambridge shots for examples.
 
Great shots btw.

But from what I've read you lose detail by using a uv filter, I Don't think I'm likely to scratch my lense. How much do these polarizing filters cost?
 
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