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Accessories
There are several “accessories” which you can purchase to allow you to
make better images. They may be to add additional lighting to a scene
such as with an external flash gun, or add stability to the camera whilst
taking a picture with a long exposure time or maybe just a convenient
way to carry the camera when out and about. Other photographers might
want longer telephoto or wider wide angle shots.
The way we “accessorise” our camera will obviously depend upon our
own personal needs as a photographer.
Filters:
Filters allow us to modify the light entering the camera lens in order to
create some lighting effect. It may be that we want to reduce the light to
allow us to use longer shutter speeds, or to reduce reflections from water
and foliage.
Maybe we want to improve the sky to ground exposure differences in
landscape photography. Filters are the answer to these photographic
situations.
Filters, however, come with a risk of reducing image quality - depending
upon the type of filter. This might be from poor optical transmission or
ghosting and flaring due to reflections from the FZ200 lens.
Many of us were “persuaded” to buy a “UV” filter when we first
purchased the camera – the salesperson was probably commission
based and a fairly expensive filter may have helped him/her sell this to
you! With digital cameras there is absolutely no need to add UV filtration
to the camera.
Digital sensors are not as sensitive to UV as previous emulsion based
film was. Adding the filter can degrade your images.
Only if you are working in an area where dust or water splash is a real
potential hard do you need to add physical protection to your lens!
After the potential hazard has gone, remove it again.
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