CANON EOS 350D, WHICH FILTERS CAN I USE WITH MY CAMERA?

[DAVEY WOODFORD]

hi there,
i have just gotten a new canon eos 350D , and i wanted to know exactly which fliters i can fit onto this model.
which filters do you think i should use for landscapes, and others that spring to mind to help with certain shots.?


also, can you tell me if i can shot in black and white mode in the 350D ?
i cant find the setting?
plus, another query, please forgive me for so many!!!!!!, when shooting in manual mode, how do i change the exposure reading?, i am new to this camera and i am getting a lot of shots where the exposure just aint right??????????.

thanx so much for your time guys.
god bless.

davey woodford.

[pjd83]

There are two different types of filters you can get. Screw in ones or square ones. The benefits of the sqaure type is that you get a filter and the lens adapter and that one filter does all lenses. The screw in types will only work with what size lens they are going on.

For example, the EF-50 1.8 mk II has a filter size of 52mm and the EF-S 18-55 has a filter size of 58mm.

There are many types of filters available. It depends on what you want to shoot. Circular polarisers are good for minimising reflections on water and glass.

What lenses have you got for the 350D?

[lomond]

Hi Davey,
Welcome to the forum.

For landscape work I would suggest a Circ Polariser filter plus some Neutral Density filters and Graduated Neutral Density filters.

To change the exposure setting in manual......
The small dial behind the shutter button sets the shutter speed.
The large wheel/dial at the back of the camera sets the aperture.
( This is for a 10D, I assume the 350 D is similar.)

As for B&W I would do that in post processing not in camera.

Hope this helps.

[guitarman3]

On the 350D, you get to b&w by jumping to screen 2, then selecting Parameters, hit Set, hit Set again, then press either the up OR down arrow until b&w appears, then hit Set again.

[10Dennis]

Your best friend is the manual :)

10Dennis

[ShadowFlyP]

hi there,

plus, another query, please forgive me for so many!!!!!!, when shooting in manual mode, how do i change the exposure reading?, i am new to this camera and i am getting a lot of shots where the exposure just aint right??????????.


Dave,

When you're shooting in manual mode, you have full control over the exposure. It's not like in P-mode where exposure is some "value" you modify. Exposure is composed of two things: shutter speed and aperture. When you're in manual mode, the camera uses the light meter combined with what you currently have the shutter speed and aperature set to to tell you what it thinks the exposure level is going to be. Play with the different values and see how it changes that exposure level. Usually, you want to set your aperture at some value based on the picture you want to take, and then modify the shutter speed to get the exposure you want. When you're in P-mode, the camera picks aperture and shutter speeds for you automatically based on the exposure value you've dialed in. In M-mode, it expects you to do all the work.

Patrick