I'm pretty new to photography and a lot of photographers I've talked to have differing opinions about filters. Some swear by them and some don't use them at all. I guess the one real "pro" to using filters is that they protect your lens from potential damage...which seems worth it to me. I would rather damage a $6 filter than a $200 lens. In my initial order one of the filters actually arrived with a crack in it. As frustrating as it is to get your package only to learn that it's damaged, I have to admit that Amazon makes it very easy to return (simply print out label with bar code, tape it on to original packaging, include original packing slip, and mail back) and they were quick to get a replacement set out to me...I think 2 days...which was without defects. I've used all 3 filters but couldn't really tell you if they really enhanced any of my shots or not...for example, I couldn't really tell if the polarizing filter was really making the blue sky brighter/bluer than the photos I took without it. I took some distant photos of the Station Fire currently raging near my area and I guess it did cut through the smoke/haze quite a bit. I've read that multi-layered filters are better cuz I don't think these are multi-layered. Maybe I'll try a multi-layered filter and see for myself.
I'm pretty new to photography and a lot of photographers I've talked to have differing opinions about filters. Some swear by them and some don't use them at all. I guess the one real "pro" to using filters is that they protect your lens from potential damage... which seems worth it to me. I would rather damage a $6 filter than a $200 lens. In my initial order one of the filters actually arrived with a crack in it. As frustrating as it is to get your package only to learn that it's damaged, I have to admit that Amazon makes it very easy to return (simply print out label with bar code, tape it on to original packaging, include original packing slip, and mail back) and they were quick to get a replacement set out to me... I think 2 days... which was without defects. I've used all 3 filters but couldn't really tell you if they really enhanced any of my shots or not... for example, I couldn't really tell if the polarizing filter was really making the blue sky brighter/bluer than the photos I took without it. I took some distant photos of the Station Fire currently raging near my area and I guess it did cut through the smoke/haze quite a bit. I've read that multi-layered filters are better cuz I don't think these are multi-layered. Maybe I'll try a multi-layered filter and see for myself.