View single post by highlander

Posted: Fri Aug 12th, 2016 14:15

Joined:	Wed Jul 25th, 2012
Location:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Posts:	187
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I have tried a number of ND filters and quality is highly variable. For really long exposures you really start to get problems with colour castes and even rainbow effects. I bought one from SRB to go in their PRO holder and it was horrendous. Give them their due, I sent a sample image and they sent me a new filter. They think the problem was due to leaking from the gasket which cuts the light out. Taking this into consideration, I wondered why Lee filters don't appear to have gaskets but their Big Stopper is famous (and hideously expensive).

From experience on two lenses, of two filter threads, and using both Fuji and Nikon cameras and lenses, the only ones I have not had any colour castes or had to make any corrections to are screw threaded Hoya ND1000 ones.

I now have a 72mm one and several stepping rings to accommodate the smaller lenses. I have been very pleased with the results to date. I use an app on my iPhone to calculate the exposure and switch to manual focus before adding the filter (you can't see through it and neither can your camera's autofocus!)

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