I vote with Ken and Adam for the Singh-Rays. Had a couple of ND-grads from Cokin that turned more and more greenish as they aged. I've had my Singh-Rays since 2001, and they still look pretty neutral.
Jostein 2007/6/8, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The issue I found with the Cokin ND filters is the last time I looked they > all had some color in them. For that reason I use the Singh-Ray filters > http://www.singh-ray.com/grndgrads.html . They impart no color cast to the > image. They still fit in the larger Cokin Filter holders. > BTW I've modified the Cokin Filter holder by removing all but the filter > slot closest to the camera body to prevent the holder from being visible > with wide angle lenses. > . > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Filtered or non? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "cbwaters" > > Subject: Filtered or non? > > > > > >>I don't use filters. > >> Maybe I should. > >> Mark says it could have helped some of my crap shots from the last two > >> years. I believe him. He's pretty smart about these things and his > >> shots > >> aren't crap, normally. > >> > >> So, If a person was to buy a circular polarize and a (or a set of) > >> graduated > >> neutral density filter(s), can you guys recommend the best value? > >> Read: He really doesn't have the money for more photo gear but wants some > >> help with ennoblement anyway. > > > > Cokin? Not the best, but they are fairly inexpensive. > > > > Calumet/Lee filters are very good, and while somewhat pricey, won't kill > > you > > if you choose wisely. The unmounted ones are massive 4x6 inch slabs that > > slide into a Cokin-like filter holder, and are, therefore adjustable in > > the > > holder in the event you don't want the grad to be dead center in the > > picture. > > > > I wouldn't buy a mounted grad filter because of their limited > > adjustability, > > I'd take a quality hit first (Cokin). > > > > Cokin grads seem to run about 20 bucks each at Adorama, I expect this is > > for > > their smaller filters, they make several sizes. > > The small (A series) are good to a 62mm filter thread, if you need > > something > > bigger, or are intending to use the things on wide angle lenses, then you > > will need to go to the P series (up to 82mm) or possibly the Z-Pro series > > (96mm thread). > > The reason for needing a large filter set for wide angle lenses is because > > the holders are quite substantial, and can cause vignetting if they aren't > > quite large. > > Unfortunately, the really wide angle lenses we are getting are also rather > > big, so big accessories are required. > > > > Lee filters are closer to $60.00 for the 4x6 inch filters, the holders are > > another $80.00 > > > > Dig around Adorama's website for prices on Cokin, and also check Cokin's > > website for what is available. > > > > http://www.cokin.com > > > > Lee filters are sold by Calumet: > > > > http://www.calumetphoto.com > > > > Don't eliminate the possibility of layering several exposures on top of > > each > > other to compress the tonal range when possible. One can get very good > > results by doing one exposure for the foreground and another for the sky > > and > > combining them in Photoshop. It's probably as fast or faster than setting > > up > > a grad filter. > > > > Have fun > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- http://www.alunfoto.no http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
