ND filter advice

[undesign]

Dolby's spending spree has given me the itch...

I'm interested in some ND filters and the options are somewhat confusing - I would appreciate some advice.

I'm thinking one of those thingies where you can add a few filters (I think they are square). These brackets makes sense as you could in theory buy more than one bracket for different lenses, but use the same set of filters?

Usage would be for landscape (graduated?) and taking long exposures of water (normal ND?).

I've looked at a few online stores and they are scarce. What type/brand would you guys recommend?

Thanks!

 

[hilton]

SiriS, take a look at this pretty comprehensive article.

 

[bwana]

If I was ever going to buy a ND filter it would be one of these - http://www.singh-ray.com/varind.html

 

[undesign]

SiriS, take a look at this pretty comprehensive article.

Thanks, will read up.

 

[undesign]

If I was ever going to buy a ND filter it would be one of these - http://www.singh-ray.com/varind.html

Looks good, but expensive!

 

[Edduck]

Hey Siris, How much are light are you looking at cutting out? For the grad ND I wouldn't go more than a 3 stop but for plain ND I would go up to 10 stop. I bought this http://www.lightcraftworkshop.com/site/page9.html end of last year. Lightcraft workshop ND500 (9 stop). Got it off their Ebay shop for about R700 (77mm). I have used it extensively and loving every, sometimes painful 2min long exposures, of it. Recent pic that I took:

check here for more: http://blog.edphoto.co.za/2011/03/that-secret-place.html

The filter doesn't affect sharpness at all and doesn't give the photo a colour cast like some of the other ND filter brands do.

 

[undesign]

Hey Siris, How much are light are you looking at cutting out? For the grad ND I wouldn't go more than a 3 stop but for plain ND I would go up to 10 stop. I bought this http://www.lightcraftworkshop.com/site/page9.html end of last year. Lightcraft workshop ND500 (9 stop). Got it off their Ebay shop for about R700 (77mm). I have used it extensively and loving every, sometimes painful 2min long exposures, of it. Recent pic that I took:

check here for more: http://blog.edphoto.co.za/2011/03/that-secret-place.html

The filter doesn't affect sharpness at all and doesn't give the photo a colour cast like some of the other ND filter brands do.

Thanks, looks like a good ND filter. Great pics, really awesome!