Well, I'm not the caliber photographer of the other respondents, and I'm kinda cheap and lazy, so...
I only use grey grads and polarizers, and those rarely (hard to find a grey grad shaped to fit mountain peaks, I've noticed). I have a pretty good Hoya polarizer, but the grads are Cokin. I find the holders a real pain, so I use a couple of small strips of gaffer tape to attach them to the lens. Quick, easy, no vignetting, and no fussing with step-up rings. Rick --- Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.photo.net/photos/RickW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
