100mm ND filters.

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Im wondering if anyone has any experience of different 100mm nd filters? I was considering the kood Z , cokin Z and hitech 100mm.

I don't have the money to go for lee filters but I feel I need to upgrade from 85mm filters.
 
I have gone through a set of Cokin 85mm filters, then Hitech and finally settled on Lee.

Hitechs were good, although I did find that they add a slight cast to the image (which is tough to solve when you are colour blind). There reverse grad filters are genius though.
 
markmullen said:
Do bear in mind you don't need every filter going, if I am using my 5D3 I could get most shots with a 2 and 3 stop hard edge for example.
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Im aware of this but I do require a 2 and 3 stop grad and a 3or4 stop solid nd. Shooting 10mm the 85mm filters just arent big enough
 
I use Cokin Z pro ones and they are OK on my 5D2 and 17-40@17mm with no vignetting as long as I take one of the spacers off of the holder. I have had issues with reflections of the adapter ring branding shooting directly into the sun though. They have served me well but I intend to migrate to the Lee system eventually.
 
barratt1988 said:
Thanks for the replies guys. Seems the newer hitech filters have a worse cast than older filters of the same brand.
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Every review I've read has said the latest generation of Formatt Hitech's filters, sold under the Firecrest label, have set the new bar for ND-without-cast and are "Better than Lee".
 
Has anyone tried ZOMEI? Seems a China made cheaper version. It won't be as good quality but I wonder how much different? Thanks. Art
 
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