THE DEF GUIDE
WORDS Phil Rhodes
WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF FILTERS
Despite all the progress made in post- production and VFX, many prefer to do things in camera. We catch up with some leading manufacturers, to talk all things optical filters
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lancing over the range of filters on the market, it’d be easy to get the impression that filter manufacturing involves two distinct methodologies. One involves a
precision optical lab, capable of creating consistent, flawless pieces of glass and coating them with microscopically controlled filter media. The other is more of an experimenter’s playpen, in which more or less anything can be gleefully sandwiched between a couple of optical flats and put in front of a lens. Esoteric optical effects are something people have been pushed to by the sheer excellence of modern cameras and lenses. It’s difficult to complain about things being too good, but this immense quality demands filters be both interesting and precise. Combining this in a single piece of glass is something
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