I bought a Canon 500D camera and now I want a filter. What caliber filter should I buy? Thank you.

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A classmate said that he wanted to buy a SLR camera and asked me what brand and model to buy.

I asked her, are you going to play photography? She said no, she didn't know anything about the basic theory of photography. She just saw that many people buy SLR now and thought it was very handsome, so she also wanted to buy it.

I was speechless after listening, so I started my long speech to her on the phone.

I don't know why I suddenly said so much.

Maybe it's emotional. She finally decided not to pay the bill.

As I said, get familiar with photography first.

Open Word, write an article, and give some suggestions and personal opinions to photographers who blindly step into SLR.

I wish I could remind them, too SLR is not bought for fun.

SLR is a fascinating word, as if photography is not really playing photography without SLR.

Looking at others holding a SLR, I feel that my machine is short. Now many SLR bodies are no different from high-end DC prices.

Many friends have joined the ranks of SLR in this way. Anyway, it's easy to start with the entry machine and play first.

However, this is a trap, and the end game is easy to start. The cost behind it is basically far beyond your imagination.

How can I put it? Simply put, playing SLR means playing professionally, and the word "professional lens" is true.

What you want to play later is advanced professional equipment. Let's talk about the lens first.

Many people don't understand why so many types of shots are actually necessary, because different themes and needs are suitable for different shots.

A single lens can only meet some requirements. From wide angle to telephoto, you probably need three lenses, at least this does not include macro, super wide angle and super telephoto functions.

Let's not talk about super-professional functions such as shifting axis and fisheye.

The lens is also graded. First of all, it is a hood. Then you feel the need for anti-shake. You want a big aperture. You want a telephoto. You should be keen and good at imaging. You start drooling.

Then some people say that fixed focus imaging is better, and you start thinking about getting a fixed focus for fun.

The main factory and the deputy factory have their own strengths, and they are dizzy all day looking at the evaluation. They can't wait to buy it all. In the end, they were still not sure which to buy.

I bought a new lens. Should it be equipped with UV mirror and polarized light? At the very least, protect the delicate lens, and don't hang flowers or get wet by liquid.

These filters are not universal, and each lens should be matched separately, because each lens has a different caliber, and this cost is rarely budgeted.

But it is not a small sum.

For example, I bought a lens of 18-200 and spent 1800, and then I spent 400 on B+W UV alone.

There are still no other filters, so we have to continue to add them. A good lens may need a thousand yuan filter.

Forget the pain of the camera.

Other professional camera bags, good tripods, advanced pan/tilt, flash, high-speed cards, moistureproof box and so on are all indispensable.

Otherwise, how can the photos be professional? How to care for these expensive treasures? Speaking of which, you may not believe that advanced accessories are more expensive than your camera.

A good tripod with lights flashing on it costs thousands to tens of thousands.

Then, photographers who didn't know the satisfaction began to think about full-frame machines again.

The lens was upgraded to the back, and it was found that many advanced lenses were originally designed for full-frame machines, which was too wasteful to use on your entry machine.

These expenses don't cost you hundreds of thousands, and it's not too much to spend hundreds of thousands.

Maybe you just bought the 500D, and the 550D will be on the market next month. There is no end to chasing SLR.

If you say, I'll pay the bill, it's standard configuration, and I'm not going to buy a lens or anything in the future.

Then why buy a SLR? It is better to buy a telephoto camera directly.

The word "prodigal family" is really no joke.

With a SLR, you will find that the burden of going out has increased, and few people are willing to take a big camera bag with them unless they make a special trip to take pictures.

But the photographer wants to go there with his camera. I am an example. Sometimes they just go to Huaqiang to do some shopping.

Everyone insisted on taking cameras for fear of missing some wonderful scenes on the road. People with SLR have a lot of equipment, a few lenses, and even two fuselage plus those messy accessories with tripods.

You will find that the photographic equipment is heavier than your luggage, and it is not chic at all. Tourism is gradually dominated by photography, and I can't wait to get a car and throw a lot of baggage at it.

Your colleagues are so professional that everyone wants you to help them leave beautiful and unique photos. You can see the pressure. They don't know that a good portrait needs many conditions. If you shoot badly, you will be laughed at, but you won't be as satisfied as their little DC. In fact, in such a limited time, you don't want to film them at all. You just want to take some good photos in a rare place, but few people are willing to wait for you to see you set up a tripod. I think you are really a burden to a group.

I'm not writing this to complain about anything. Photography will make you want to be alone and free. This is a person's world, especially after you have made full preparations and expectations, you just want to take pictures alone, find feelings, and get inspiration. Photography is a lonely art.

But do you really have to pay that much for a good photo? Can you get it by carrying a SLR?

Absolutely not. You can make masterpieces by consuming DC machines. I don't need to give any extreme examples.

Everyone can browse anywhere freely in this forum. There are too many good movies on DC.

There are too many sub-films taken by SLR, and the quality of the photos actually depends on the Yuntai in the back.

It is a fact that the high price paid is not necessarily higher than others.

So I really suggest that you think twice before buying a SLR, and don't put yourself in a dilemma.

Relative consumption of DC, it is possible to play through, use for a long time, all aspects are familiar with, the realm of man-machine integration is not a dream.

People put machines in their pockets and are smart wherever they go. They don't have to worry about spending once, so it is wise to save money to buy a house in the bank.

As mentioned above, the cost of money, in addition, the cost of time and spirit is also considerable. I read 20 photography magazines a year.

There are countless articles comparing the performance of lens and machine, and the evaluation is not completely credible. So many writers, many comments also feel biased. In short, they need their own judgment.

It is also very laborious to buy equipment such as lenses. There are too many J's in China. The market is full of licensed parallel imports, returned goods and second-hand refurbished goods, and the prices vary from place to place. We must learn all kinds of skills to distinguish fakes and prevent fraud. After shopping around, we may not be at ease. Can only say that do your best, make money hard, and rest assured that consumption. This is the trouble of playing SLR. Every time you start the device, even if you buy a UV, you should check the website everywhere.

If you want to build a studio, you don't have to say much. You must have similar professional knowledge and input.

A year later, did I start? Although a lot of money and time have been invested, it has not yet entered the state. Why? Because those are just the basics, far from creative expression and creation, it can only be said that it is just a photo exercise. The depth of photography and the essence of special projects behind it are unimaginable to novices. Not to mention the big problems of life cultivation and thinking, it is not easy to say that it is good to shoot a plant, a temple or a person. You have to know the object, understand its background and story in depth, in order to shoot its soul (of course you did)

I seem to have said too much and digressed. I'm sorry.

So, if you don't really have persistent perseverance and hobbies, and the economy allows, you just want to take pictures happily, don't touch the SLR, it's a bottomless pit.

Today, the development of consumer DC is very mature and powerful. A large number of manual functions have not lost their SLR, and they can take high-quality photos, which can definitely meet the needs of most photographers. It deserves your serious consideration. 3-4 thousand (including all accessories) will be the top.

SLR used to be a noble or professional entertainment, and now it is. Entry-level cameras are cheap now. That's because manufacturers adjust their marketing strategies and hope to expand the market of SLR. Therefore, they deliberately develop cheap entry-level SLR, coupled with a strong advertising campaign, emphasizing high energy and low price, which makes it easy for consumers to start. This strategy proved to be very successful, and even many friends who didn't take pictures in the past directly joined the SLR, which became a new trend.

However, this does not mean that everyone can really use a good machine with good quality and low price. If you buy a fuselage, you can only get a basic platform, which is not acceptable. When you buy a machine,

Later, they will slowly sell lenses and earn your money for a long time. This is the real business.

Let you invest in their lenses every year, and then recommend your high-end models when the lenses are ready.

Mutual cause and effect, so repeated earnings, this is the real money, you have to admire their brilliant strategy and far-reaching vision. But is this really what you need?

SLR is not just a camera, but a huge servo system. You have to take this system behind the cheap entry machine to play its role.

But they didn't talk about this key part. They first introduce you into the world of aristocratic consumption, and then slowly squeeze you.

Such photography may not be happy and healthy, and photography should not be like this! We should enjoy and play with photography, and we can't let photography play with us like this.

Photography will make you want to shoot alone and freely more and more.

This is a personal world, especially after you have made full preparations and expectations.

You just want to take your own photos, find your own feelings and wait for your own inspiration.

Photography is a lonely art, that's all.