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Filter advice
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Hi. Im going to invest in filters but don’t no what to go for I have used the Lee filters and are great but they are very big in price. :(
I was looking at the Cokin p and z pro filters. Are these good are would I be better spending a bit more money and go for the Lee filters?
What do yous all use. ?
Thanks
Stephen..This is something I took ages to make a decision on as well, I shoot everything so I need something that I could use for as many situations as possible. In the end I bought:
LCW Fader ND (77mm thread – Front thread on this is 82mm)
CP (82mm so it could be stacked on the Fader ND)Step up rings
77-82mm – So the CP could be used on its own
58-77mm – For my Canon S3 IS so I could use the Fader ND for timelapse
52-77mm – For my 50mm 1.8f so I could use the Fader ND on it to allow me to use the lens wide open on a sunny day.Hi – Take two exposures (foreground & sky) and blend them in Photoshop. No need to buy graduated filters with this technique.
All you need then is a screw on polaliser (to enhance blue skies and reduce glare/reflections on water) and an ND8 (to slow down shutter speed by 3 x stops). Hoya make perfectly good filters in this range.
bren
i agree with bren, i dont use filters that much, i bracket my shots and blend them in photoshop,
mostly use B&W ND110 for long exposures with ND grad to hold back the sky or again expose for sky and foreground.
try the bracket shot method and see how you get on, if not to your liking.try Hitech filters http://www.formatt.co.uk/default.aspx
good price, try ebay also.
If you do decide to get filters, give premier ink a try. I purchased from them and had fast delivery.
http://www.premier-ink.co.uk/photographic/-c-60.html” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;
B&W are beautifully made German filters (I use their circular polariser in 77 and 58 mm)
Hoya make lens elements for a lot of the major companies so you are getting excellent quality if you buy the japanese version (blue case, not green) make sure you get HMC or SMHC versions!
I would recommend that if you buy a filter system, go for Lee filters. You get what you pay for where filters are concerned and if you start off with another brand, you will eventually buy Lee.
Classic conundrum. I had Cokin and Lee filters amongst others, but have gone away from acetate filters altogether, as I’m often in fairly harsh environments and I often don’t have the time to look that well after my filters, so scratches would ensue quite easily. I still do use Lee grads, but they don’t come out all that often. I personally prefer glass. So now I have step-ups with 52, 67 and 86mm filters and Cokin P sized Lees; a mess, I know, but I have a variety of lenses and formats, so this seems the only choice.
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