Camera Lens Filters, Video Filters & Accessories

Discover Camera Lens Filters and Video Filters at Adorama

Camera lens filters and video filters are indispensable tools for photographers and videographers aiming to achieve precise visual effects and enhanced image quality. These filters allow you to control light, reduce glare, and add creative flair directly in-camera, minimizing the need for extensive post-production edits. From capturing vibrant landscapes to achieving cinematic video looks, filters are essential for elevating your craft.

Polarizing filters, UV filters, and neutral density (ND) filters are among the most popular choices, offering versatility for a variety of shooting scenarios. Whether you’re working in bright outdoor conditions, near reflective surfaces, or aiming for long-exposure effects, these filters enable you to adapt seamlessly. Specialty options like infrared and soft-focus filters cater to more specific creative needs, ensuring you can tackle any project with confidence.

At Adorama, we carry an extensive selection of camera lens filters and video filters from top brands like Tiffen, B+W, and Hoya. With options to fit every lens size and style, you’ll find the perfect accessories to protect your lenses and refine your visuals. Browse our collection today to discover how filters can transform your photography and videography.

When lighting conditions make it difficult to capture scenes as you envision them, camera lens filters can often simplify your photographic process. Filters are useful for enhancing colors, reducing reflections, and adding greater impact to your photos. This makes post-production work much easier, limiting corrective editing tasks. 

Enjoy the Benefits of Camera Lens Filters

The first major benefit of using any filter is that it protects the front element of your lens from dust, smudges, scratches and impacts. Depending on which type of lens you use, your images and shooting experience will benefit in other ways as well. 

Polarizing Filters

Polarizing filters reduce reflections, enhance colors, and increase contrast, so they’re ideal for shooting in midday light and near bodies of water. 

UV Filters

UV filters used by film photographers block UV rays and prevent a blue haze from appearing on your developed photos. 

ND Filters

Neutral density (ND) filters reduce the amount of light that enters your camera, allowing you to shoot with a wider aperture or a longer shutter speed while maintaining perfect exposure.

Browse Camera Lens Filters at Adorama

Many photographers require specialty filters for specific projects or to achieve a unique look in their images. Infrared filters, image-softening filters, black-and-white contrast filters, and underwater filters from reputable brands such as B+W, Tiffen, Lee Filters, and Hoya, are just a few of the specialty camera lens accessories you can add to your workflow.

Adorama is one of the country’s top online stores for photography and videography equipment. You’ll also find home electronics, musical instruments, and audio/video equipment at our online store. 

FAQs

Do lens filters affect image quality?

Filters can affect your image quality positively or negatively depending on the shooting environment. Using the right filter in certain situations will actually improve your image quality by limiting glare, boosting contrast, or reducing haze. Using the wrong filter can reduce the quality of your images.

For example, if you’re using a high-end lens with sophisticated lens elements and specialized coatings, but you attach an inexpensive filter to it, you’ll vastly reduce the quality of the images you can take. To maintain the sharpness, clarity, and anti-reflective qualities of your high-end lenses, you should consider investing in pro-grade lens filters.

Can you stack filters on a lens? 

Stacking filters is a common way to manage multiple lighting or atmospheric conditions at the same time. If you stack filters, it’s important to remember that you’ll vastly reduce how much light reaches the camera’s sensor. Stacked filters can also cause vignetting around the edges of your frame, so you may need to crop your finished image or zoom in a bit to counteract the vignette.