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ND Filters

  • 20-03-2012 6:39pm
    #1
    Pulse8
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    Had posted this along with a timelapse I shot over the weekend in another thread but thought I'd be better off posting this Q separately

    Really wanna get a ND filter so I can take longer exposures & also for timelapse so I can drag the shutter more in daylight but not sure about the varying grades they come in?

    Was thinking maybe the Hoya HMC ND400 67mm if anyone can advise or are the Pro1 series better?
    Ive read that the ones that provide a lower amount of stops generally tend to not block out enough light

    Have seen some reviews online saying the Pro1 "digital" series are a bit of a scam & the HMC allow more natural colour into the lens....can anyone advise?

    EDIT: It was actually the Hoya HMC NDx8 I was looking at....so mixed up with all these filters lol


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  • #2
    magicbastarder
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    do you mean grade in the quality, or the strength of the effect sense?


  • #3
    mehfesto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭mehfesto


    If you've never used them before, I'd recommend getting the cheap Cokin P-Series. Cheap as chips and they come in square glass with an attachement for the lens - handy if you want to change onto lenses with bigger threads.

    I've found my filters (all the brands I've used) tend to scratch really easily - so if I was to start using them again, I'd start cheap and work up.

    With regards to stopping power, I've found the ND8s were great for mid-afternoon 30+ second exposures. Great stuff they are!


  • #4
    magicbastarder
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    i thought ND8 was a three stop filter, rather than an 8 stop one?


  • #5
    Pulse8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 550 ✭✭✭Pulse8


    I guess I meant in the strength of the effect sense

    I see there's an "unused" ND8 from an Irish seller for only 20 quid + postage....yet they're at least 70 odd quid from any camera retailer, are fakes common?
    A quick google tells me yes & no :confused:


  • #6
    sineadw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭sineadw


    I got my set (ND2, 4 and 8, stackable, 82mm) from an ebay seller new for the princely sum of 29 quid iirc :D buy cheap, mess with them and have a bit of fun :)

    Took http://pix.ie/sineadw/1189847 and http://pix.ie/sineadw/1220445 with mine, amongst a lot of others. Years old, no issues and still going strong :)


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  • #7
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,191 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i thought ND8 was a three stop filter, rather than an 8 stop one?

    This confuses the bejasus out of me too. I bought an ND8 filter, took some shots at 30 seconds and too much light 'got in'. got it cheap from 7dayshop,link to filter I think I got
    I was wondering if it was something I was doing but if it's a three stop filter that would make sense.

    If shooting say beach, water and sky (slightly cloudy) what settings shoud one use- lowest iso? slowest aperture?


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