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Any advice for a screw in big stopper for a 67mm diameter lens? I know Lee are the main go to people for the best filters but wasn't sure if there was a better option for a simpler screw in choice. Any advice?
 
Plenty names in the world of screw in filters with a proce range from super cheap to super expensive.
Some names to consider are -
B+W
Hoya
Haida
Camdiox
SRB

All of the above give minimal cast on either the warm or cool side and nothing that cant be corrected with a custom WB in camera or a quick fix in post.
 
I use Camdiox, not noticed any problems at all.

One of the photo stores on Ebay puts them up for auction for £9.99, if your lucky (like me ) nobody else notices .... (82mm screw in ND10 for £9.99 :) )
 
I've used Camidox with very little colour cast, but now have a delamax and find that very good too.
 
stupar said:
Plenty names in the world of screw in filters with a proce range from super cheap to super expensive.
Some names to consider are -
B+W
Hoya
Haida
Camdiox
SRB

All of the above give minimal cast on either the warm or cool side and nothing that cant be corrected with a custom WB in camera or a quick fix in post.
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Don't forget Hitech, their new firecrest series is quite good.
 
I have an SRB 10-stop and it seems OK to me, but I have'nt used it a lot, neither have I compared it to another brand of filter.
 
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I have the following

SRB 10 stop - significant magenta cast
Hoya Pro ND1000 - small blue/grey cast
Hitech Firecrest 16 stopper - very little colour cast - just a slight blue

I think the Firecrest is great and I'm going to be buying some other Firecrest ND stoppers
 
Just a question.. Would you be better getting something like a 72 mm and a step up ring to give you more flexibility down the line for other lenses?
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Thats what I would do, but if you buy step rings, don't over tighten the filter onto them, they can be a pain to separate!
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Useful to keep a couple of rubber bands in your camera bag, they help a lot to unscrew filters and step-up/down rings. Biggest problem with rings is when you grip them, they distort and jam. The rubber bands give grip with much less effort.
 
doh... I meant 77....
 
GeeJay57 said:
Useful to keep a couple of rubber bands in your camera bag, they help a lot to unscrew filters and step-up/down rings. Biggest problem with rings is when you grip them, they distort and jam. The rubber bands give grip with much less effort.
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Good tip. I found that the charity type wrist bands do a similar job.

Another vote for the Hoya PRO ND1000
 
For the most neutral at the higher end, the Hitech Firecrest has little competition, but availability is not great currently.

At the budget end, my favourite is from XCsource, probably the cheapest too at under a tenner.
Here is a very basic comparison of the colour cast with some of the budget ones.
10 stops compared by Steve Bennett, on Flickr

EDIT : Apologies for the mis-matched exposures, was done in a bit of a hurry before it clouded over, will try harder next time ;)
 
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steve

thanks for the side-by-side... very useful

the xcsource is looking pretty close to the no-filter image... though they all seem to have their strengths and weaknesses... and varying colour casts
 
Steve B said:
For the most neutral at the higher end, the Hitech Firecrest has little competition, but availability is not great currently.

At the budget end, my favourite is from XCsource, probably the cheapest too at under a tenner.
Here is a very basic comparison of the colour cast with some of the budget ones.
10 stops compared by Steve Bennett, on Flickr

EDIT : Apologies for the mis-matched exposures, was done in a bit of a hurry before it clouded over, will try harder next time ;)
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This is very useful, thanks. I assume no colour correction has been added in post?

Can anyone recommend a good (but reasonably priced) square 85mm type ND1000 filter?
 
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snerkler said:
This is very useful, thanks. I assume no colour correction has been added in post?

Can anyone recommend a good (but reasonably priced) square 85mm type ND1000 filter?
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Personally I would go with the 85mm Hitech Firecrest (make sure if Hitech that its a Firecrest) filter, but you need to make sure that the filter and the required gasket (to seal out light on long exposures) will fit your filter holder. Different manufacturer filters (and gaskets) are different depths.
 
Cheers. TBH I just have a cheap plastic wide angle mount from SRB so need to check whether it would indeed block out all the light.
 
snerkler said:
This is very useful, thanks. I assume no colour correction has been added in post?
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Yes they are all raw's straight from camera converted to jpg with no additional processing. They were taken using a preset daylight white balance on a Canon, so probably slightly warmer than Nikon for example.
 
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