Shooting in windows with D850

[MotherLoad]

Hey guys.

I just got my D850 and Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens to go with it. I may im going to take this beauty on vacation, and i will be shooting some things throug windows. I know its not ideal, but there is no way arround this. So im trying to find the best way to do it. I would prefore not to be able to see the window in the shot. Ive heared a polarizion filter would be helpfull here. However ive never shoot with filters before, so if this i true, which to buy to fit on my gear?

And if anyone have some tips for shooting this way please DO share

[Erik Lund]

This will be extremely difficult especially with the 14-24,,,


The 14-24mm doesn't have filter threads,,, There are adapters but for specialist use only I would say - Very expensive.


You should have picked another lens with filter threads,,, Also please note that Polarisers doesn't work well with wide angle lenses, very uneven performance.

[MotherLoad]

Ahh didnt know that.

I do have a Nikon 18-70 also. And Sigma Art 85mm but im not thinking they would be good for shooting this shot because of the interior im going to be shooting throug the window will be very small. Maybe there is something tricks to shooting throug a window

[Erik Lund]

Then you need to tell more and show a similar image,,,

[MotherLoad]

Im going to Bodie US. Its a ghost town from 1800. The houses will be mostly look via windows because the houses are looked. So its small rooms inside with stuff left from the residents.

[Erik Lund]

So you not shooting the windows,,, your shooting the interior 
Then just press up against the glass with for instance a black rubber lens hood mounted, will be similar to shooting through a thick filter, not a big problem.


https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/11158-REG/B_W_65069614_77mm_Screw_In_Folding_Rubber.html


This is even better:


https://petapixel.com/2016/06/01/shoot-glass-leave-unwanted-reflections/

[MotherLoad]

The lens skirt looks amazing. However ordering from a US store to denmark is very expensive due to extrem taxes here. Ive been trying to find something similarie in EU stories, but no success so fare. You wouldnt happen to know a place in uk or similarie?

[Seapy]

This was taken with a D200, Micro Nikkor 55mm f2.8: 1/50 Sec @ f5.6.  Poor light, taken through glass using a Nikon rubber lens hood pressed against the glass.  Glass was a bit grubby with finger marks, quick rub with sleeve fixed that.  It was a very quick grab shot, the visitors (myself included) were being chased out of the place by a curator at closing time.

[chambeshi]

Beautiful Disa!

home made solution - http://www.michaelcourier.com/flect/

Can be found in the UK http://www.speedgraphic.co.uk/camera__lens_accessories/lens_hoods__caps/10059_0c.html

[Jack Dahlgren]

If it were me, I’d keep the 14-24. It will be great for exteriors and the landscape. It appears many buildings have no glass. And from looking on the internet it appears that you may be able to shoot through a door way or something.

If you bring a small and light wide lens (say an 18 or 20mm AI) you could use that to push up against any glass. Use a rubber hood to block stray light.

[Akira]

Maybe you could use something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Lenskirt-Anti-Reflection-Portable-Flexible-Lens/dp/B005LAW7W8

[Seapy]

Beautiful Disa!

Thank you Woody, I was very pleased when I realised what I had captured in the rush to the exit.

No doubt some will know this already but... the origin of the name Disa is rooted in Scandinavian mythology, Disa, Queen of Sweden.  She was commanded to come before the King of the Sveas neither naked nor clothed and accordingly came wrapped in a fishing-net.  The reference is to the upper lip of the flower of the type-species, which has a somewhat netted appearance.

More on topic, I usually carry my rubber lens hood, 52mm but almost any plastic, rubber or even cardboard cup would do, together with some black gaffer tape to secure it in place.  I usually have some rolls of tape in my bag.  A Macdonalds paper cup would do.  No need to spend time or money on something like that.

[Øivind Tøien]

One thing to be aware of is that old glass can have pretty bad optical properties (after all glass is a fluid with very high viscosity and flows with age). Perhaps it can be used artistically?



Through the window of an old mountain cabin, this time from the inside to outside. (Of course the 300mm focal length did not help, not meant as an artistic example).

[Fons Baerken]

Through very thick glass, Df - 180mm f/2.8.

[MFloyd]

Some PP softwares (Lr, DxO, ..) have a "dehaze" function, which could be very helpful in such cases.