What lens filter should I use for my canon 16-35 F/4?

What's your recommendation on a lens filter or should I be using one? Thank you.

You don't need a UV filter. Only buy a filter formamspecific effect. A circular polarizer would be useful to cut haze, cut reflections, and saturate skies in some instances. An ND filter can be useful if you want to do long exposures. You get what you pay for with most filter purchases. Most inexpensive filters are prone to flare and may hurt sharpness. Good brands are B+W, Hoya pro, Haida and Marumi are bit less expensive but decent.

Thanks, is this filter good enough?http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …&InitialSearch=​yes&sts=pi

I'm trying to stay below 100$ haha...

LostViet408 wrote in post #17685465
Thanks, is this filter good enough?http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …&InitialSearch=​yes&sts=pi

I'm trying to stay below 100$ haha...

Good enough for what?

I can't think of any reason that you'd need a UV filter for your lens. Back in the days of film, a UV filter could sometimes help with colors but our digital sensors aren't sensitive to UV the same way film was.

LostViet408 wrote in post #17685465
Thanks, is this filter good enough?http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …&InitialSearch=​yes&sts=pi

I'm trying to stay below 100$ haha...

UV filters have been obsolete for more than 10 years unless you are shooting film.

Ok so UV protection is out of the question lol. What filter should I buy to protect from the elements when I'm outside and shooting landscape?

LostViet408 wrote in post #17685529
Ok so UV protection is out of the question lol. What filter should I buy to protect from the elements when I'm outside and shooting landscape?

If you are shooting in sandstorms etc, then a UV or Clear filter would be good. That does not take away from the fact that UV filters are obsolete.

Filter use has been controversial for many years. Many experienced photographers disdain them. Camera stores and reviewers that depend on sales love them.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com …s-Protection-Filters.aspx

Go bareback dude, you don't need no stinking' filter.

None. Keep your lens cap on when you are not shooting and you'll be fine.

LostViet408 wrote in post #17685529
Ok so UV protection is out of the question lol. What filter should I buy to protect from the elements when I'm outside and shooting landscape?

Use a hood.

An ND grad is a must if your using it for landscapes ...which this lens is perfect for ...........Because unless you bracket you will not be able to expose properly covering the whole DR range resulting in things like blow highlights( sky ) and unrecoverable shadow areas...especially on a bright day.....Same when trying to shoot sunsets/sunrise ...because the DR is too great to get a one shot avg exposure


Lee and Cokin have good large rectangular ND Grad filters that sit in a frame that attaches to end of lens..This is better because you can rotate the grad better than if it was circular screwed on the lens .....I have the larger Cokin Xpro from my large format days that goes over the lens however the smaller Zpro/Lee range should be ok also( see image) Also....dont fall for the cheap Chinese knowck offs....They are terrible quality and no good to p[Ut over good glass like this lens has....Only go for filters that are optically good. Otherwise you are putting bad glass over good glass and then there is a general image degradation....

Other than that only other filter needed for Landscape shooting with this lens is a lee/cokin full 6 and 10 stop ND for landscape/seascape water blur/softening effect or as a way to get longer eposure times/wider apertures during bright days .

Everything else( other filter effects) do in Lightroom or P/S.......

Clipper

The one filter type that cannot be replicated in post processing is the polarizing filter. A polarizing filter can darken blue skies and, best of all, cut through reflections on non-metallic surfaces (such as glass, water, paint, etc.). This ability to cut through reflections cannot be replicated by any post processing software.

There are two types of polarizing filters available - "linear" and "circular". With today's autofocusing cameras, the "circular" polarizing filter is the proper choice because using a "linear" polarizing filter can cause problems with autofocus operation.

LostViet408 wrote in post #17685529
Ok so UV protection is out of the question lol. What filter should I buy to protect from the elements when I'm outside and shooting landscape?

You do not need any filter to protect the lens. Many of us shoot without a filter at all unless you want to create a specific effect and then off the filter goes again.

Realize that the lenses are more difficult to scratch than people realize and if you use a hood and a lens cap that is all you need to protect the lens.

Never ever buy a cheap filter as these always degrade the image quality and the next thing you know we'll be reading your post about how the 16-35 lens is not sharp when, in fact, it is the cheap filter in front of it. Like everything in life, you get what you pay for. The more expensive filters have better quality glass with surfaces that are more precisely ground parallel to one another and are multi-coated on both sides of the filter.

Better brands are going to cost you US$ 85-175 for a Hoya circular polarizer filter and about the same for a Hoya Neutral Density and, again, you do not need a UV filter for protection.

A new lens of this caliber costs US$1,100. Don't be shooting through cheap $25 window glass with a poorly made filter. You'll be happier in the end.

That's my .02 cents.

Contrary to everyone above, you actually need a filter on this lens to complete the weather sealing according to canon. A UV filter would give you this even though it wont do anything for UV. I don't use filters on any lenses apart from for effect , NDs etc, but I used a UV on this lens for weather sealing. A polariser would be another option if weather sealing was important to you

If you don't believe me have a look in the manual. The posts above are all the generic responses you get when that question is asked on potn (which I happen to agree with) but this lens is different

canon do say that about the need for a filter to weather seal.......Question is If you had to spend money on a good UV filter( 150.00+ for good optical glass) to match the quality of the lens elements just to get it weather sealed is it really worth it ?..Especially when its a filter thats not adding any value other than to weather seal a $1,000 lens that would have to be in extreme conditions to fail ?....So for me unless Im doing beach or desert photography for a living then I recon better to take the risk on non weatherproofing and spend the money on other optically good filters that add value like ND etc and attach only when required