Basic landscape filter kit...

kelly1

Hello, just looking to get started with some landscape filters (GND+ND) and I'm wondering what would be the most commonly used filters.

Re GND, would 3 stop be the most useful? Hard or soft grad?

I also want to try long exposures so is 10-stop ideal or too dark?

Thinking of going with Hitech

http://www.formatt.co.uk/stills-filters/products.aspx

Thanks, Noel.

dirtyghettokid

well personally, i like the 3 stop ND/GND.
i have a 10 stop lee filter, some welding glass (which is darker than the big stopper) and i have a GND cokin 3 stop filter. i'd like to get a GND lee filter, but funds don't allow

kelly1

dirtyghettokid wrote: »

well personally, i like the 3 stop ND/GND.
i have a 10 stop lee filter, some welding glass (which is darker than the big stopper) and i have a GND cokin 3 stop filter. i'd like to get a GND lee filter, but funds don't allow

Thanks. Would you say the 3-stop is about right or would something darker or ligher be better? I mean, do you have other filters and find the 3-stop the most useful?

stcstc

i have

1,2 & 3 stop lee grads, means i can build a heavier one if i want by stacking them

also have a lee polariser, best one i have ever used. but its mad money really

kelly1

stcstc wrote: »

i have

1,2 & 3 stop lee grads, means i can build a heavier one if i want by stacking them

also have a lee polariser, best one i have ever used. but its mad money really

Thanks, but which would you use most often? 1,2 or 3 stops? I'm talking about landscape shots where you want to tone down the sky. I want to start with a basic kit and build up.

stcstc

it varies so much in ireland that they all get used

kelly1

stcstc wrote: »

it varies so much in ireland that they all get used

You're not making this easy for me are you?

If you had a choice of one filter, which would you go for? I can't afford to buy a whole set, I've recently splashed out on a 5d MKii + 24-105!

stcstc

maybe buy a 2 srop to start with, that way you kinda not hugely off in either directiong, if that makes sense

kelly1

stcstc wrote: »

maybe buy a 2 srop to start with, that way you kinda not hugely off in either directiong, if that makes sense

Does indeed, thanks.

dirtyghettokid

start with a 3 stop (ND8). that would be my choice for sure. but if you want to do daytime, get the big stopper.