Neutral Density Graduated Filters

davmigil

I have decided I need some of these!

Should I go for something like Cokin so I can use them with different diameter lenses?

Any suggestions appreciated!

digitalage

I use sing-ray GND with the cokin pholder, I find these very good...I have heard that the cokin GND filter can leave a grey clour cast on the shots.

http://www.singh-ray.com/grndgrads.html

digitalbeginner

I'm not sure you can get them as screw filters, but the Cokin Filter System is way cheaper when you have a number of different lenses. You just change the holder to suit the lens. Also, the Cokin Filters can be moved up and down so you decide where the graduation starts.

davmigil

Thanks for the prompt reply.

From that link looks like I need a Cokin "P" adapter for my lenses and then can get suitable filters of my choice.

Excellent, thanks!

Alun

I'm looking to go down the same path as well .. I'm not sure what combinations of 1,2 or 3 stop plus hard or soft will actually end up the most useful in practice. Most of the landscapes I shoot will involve some hills or mountains in the background, so I'm assuming that soft is the way to go as opposed to hard, but not sure afout how many stops .. 3 seems like over-kill for most situations, so what would be your ideal 'starter kit' of, say, 2 or 3 filters?

311

I got a cokin p set between Gunnes and conns.
I found it hard to find anyone that stocked all the bits and pieces.

davmigil

Alun wrote:

I'm looking to go down the same path as well .. I'm not sure what combinations of 1,2 or 3 stop plus hard or soft will actually end up the most useful in practice. Most of the landscapes I shoot will involve some hills or mountains in the background, so I'm assuming that soft is the way to go as opposed to hard, but not sure afout how many stops .. 3 seems like over-kill for most situations, so what would be your ideal 'starter kit' of, say, 2 or 3 filters?

Just googling and found this article: http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/guides/nd_filters/nd_grads2.html
Says if you only buy one, get the 0.6 (2 stop). For extreme conditioins (sunrise,sunset) add in a 0.9 (or possibly 1.2).

punchdrunk

there's no agent for cokin in ireland at the moment thats why they are hard to find

Alun

davmigil wrote:

Just googling and found this article: http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/guides/nd_filters/nd_grads2.html
Says if you only buy one, get the 0.6 (2 stop). For extreme conditioins (sunrise,sunset) add in a 0.9 (or possibly 1.2).

Thanks, that's roughly what I thought.

mtracey

I use Cokin P Type grads/nd filters. Got them from a combination of jessops.co.uk and 7dayshop.com

Roen

They used to sell Cokin up in Gunns when I was in college. Or was it Hoya?

FinoBlad

You might like to consider Lee Filters http://www.leefilters.com/CPEF.asp?PageID=77

If so, one of the best value sites online for them is
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/photo/filters/leefilters/adaptors.html#resinfilt

I bought mine years ago and they were one of the best things I've ever got.

Alun

The terminology used to describe the darkness of these kinds of filters is a little confusing. What's this 0.6, 0.9 all about? 1 stop, or 2 stops as used by Singh-Ray I can understand. Cokin seem to use yet another scheme ND4, ND8 etc.

davmigil

What's the difference between the soft and the hard ND filter?

Alun

davmigil wrote:

What's the difference between the soft and the hard ND filter?

It's the way the filter graduates from dark to light. On the hard ones the change is fairly abrupt, on the soft ones it's more gradual.

Dundhoone

apparently barker photographic in cork stock cokin filters.

http://www.photographyireland.net/viewtopic.php?t=867

leinsterman

I got my Cokin set from www.2filter.com ...

You will find you need all sorts of different types from ND8 to ND2. It really depends ... there are no hard an fast rules ...

Roen

Well seeing as it's Christmas you might be feeling generous to yourself.
This is the first of these type of ND filters I've ever seen. Never even heard of them before today.
Not graduated but just ND, Check it out

Alun

.. and it costs "only" $340 in 77mm form :eek: :eek:

Roen

I'd say they'd do a discount if you got two or three.