Upcoming trip to Ghana (Canon)

MichaelAwkward · 21 Feb 2015 at 15:49

Hi again,

I'm due to go to Ghana for 8 days next month as part of my university course, and I'm going to take my 100D with me. I've already decided on a lens to buy and take, the new EF-S 24mm STM f2.8.

What I was wondering is whether it's worth investing in a filter of any kind? It'll be the peak of the dry season when we're there, so very hot and very sunny. Is there any kind of filter that people recommend for such conditions?

Cheers

At The Gates · 21 Feb 2015 at 17:51

A Circular polariser, neutral density filter and a graduated neutral density filter should do it. Get thin versions if you're going to use a 24mm and watch out for uneven polarization but 24mm shouldn't be too bad.

Vertigo · 22 Feb 2015 at 11:41

I'd echo the polariser, can have a bit of fun with that and useful for deepening skies and cutting reflections.

Don't worry too much about the thin-bezelled ones as 24mm on a crop is nowhere near wide enough to cause vignetting, even with stacked filters.

Genoma · 22 Feb 2015 at 23:04

Can you recommend a good polariser brand? Hoya?

Vertigo · 23 Feb 2015 at 08:02

Hoya & B&W are usually the two most recommended makes.

MichaelAwkward · 23 Feb 2015 at 09:02

Would you say the price difference of the Pro-1 Hoya filters is worth it?

Genoma · 23 Feb 2015 at 13:03

I've just ordered the ND 10 stopper + the CPL Camdiox from SRB, will keep you posted, hope the CPL is as good as teh ND mentioned here as they seem a bargain in price

MichaelAwkward · 26 Mar 2015 at 12:23

So I got back on Monday... didn't end up buying any filters.

But here's the pics: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk9BAeCz

I know that they're mostly ordinary and not great. However there are a few that I really like, and I enjoyed it. As I've said in the gear thread, changing lenses frequently was annoying so I'm looking to sell/upgrade for the future. Keeping the 40mm, selling the 20-35 and 70-200 F4 L, ordered a 24-70 F4 L IS to leave on my 5D most of the time and will eventually add the 70-200 F4 L IS to keep me occupied.

And before anyone notices - I used P mode most of the time. I'm not as quick as I thought and the lack of auto ISO on the 5D complicated things (however was otherwise mightily impressed by this decade old camera - very clean even at 1600). Hopefully I'll become more relaxed and prepared enough to use Av or M in the future. Comments welcome!