Lens filters are a great tool when it comes to shooting photo and video. Filters allow you to control light in order to get the shots you want, whether that’s using an ND filter to block light out, or a polarizer to eliminate reflections coming off of water.
While filters are great, quality filters can run you a pretty penny. If you’re shooting with a variety of lenses with different lens diameters, you have to make the decision of what filters you need for what lenses or you have to buy multiples of the same filter just so you have ones that fit on all of your lenses. Fortunately, people got frustrated with this situation a long time ago, and came up with a solution that not only fixes this problem, but doesn’t impact the quality of the images you produce. That answer, is stepping rings…