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<blockquote data-quote="Heresy" data-source="post: 2657776" data-attributes="member: 540683">The standard kits lens for Canons tends to be the EF 18mm-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM which fits 58mm filters. Personally, it isn&#039;t that great of a lens, but it works decently. At least if she wants to move up to something like the EF 85mm which is almost as sharp as the L-series lens, she can use the same filters. I would start looking at what Hoya and Quantaray offer.A standard haze filter or UV filter is the first one you should buy if she doesn&#039;t already have one. They are mostly used to protect the glass of the lens, but that is what you want to start with. After you buy that one, you have to know what she photographs and in what context. A polarizing filter is used to eliminate glare on non-metallic surfaces like glass or water, and you want a circular polarizing one most likely since I am betting she uses the lens&#039; auto-focus. Colored lenses have their place if you want to highlight one color or another without photoshopping too much. Infrared photography is really fun but it wouldn&#039;t serve a sports photographer very well.I would suggest going to a photography store and asking the people behind the counter. Usually, the people who run the stores are avid photographers themselves who can steer you in the right direction. If you want to search online, B&amp;amp;H is great for stuff, or you can buy used from the Fred Miranda buy and sell forums (I buy almost all my lenses and equipment there because you can find some good deals there, 100s of pieces are listed every day, and the community is very helpful).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Heresy, post: 2657776, member: 540683"] The standard kits lens for Canons tends to be the EF 18mm-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM which fits 58mm filters. Personally, it isn't that great of a lens, but it works decently. At least if she wants to move up to something like the EF 85mm which is almost as sharp as the L-series lens, she can use the same filters. I would start looking at what Hoya and Quantaray offer. A standard haze filter or UV filter is the first one you should buy if she doesn't already have one. They are mostly used to protect the glass of the lens, but that is what you want to start with. After you buy that one, you have to know what she photographs and in what context. A polarizing filter is used to eliminate glare on non-metallic surfaces like glass or water, and you want a circular polarizing one most likely since I am betting she uses the lens' auto-focus. Colored lenses have their place if you want to highlight one color or another without photoshopping too much. Infrared photography is really fun but it wouldn't serve a sports photographer very well. I would suggest going to a photography store and asking the people behind the counter. Usually, the people who run the stores are avid photographers themselves who can steer you in the right direction. If you want to search online, B&H is great for stuff, or you can buy used from the Fred Miranda buy and sell forums (I buy almost all my lenses and equipment there because you can find some good deals there, 100s of pieces are listed every day, and the community is very helpful). [/QUOTE]

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