Filters - What to get

[staffitaxi]

At the moment I just have screw on filters (really cheap ones), this is probably fine for the polariser but I have found it a bit frustrating with the ND Grad as the colour just fades half way down and I've been struggling to get the camera to take, a bit like its confusing it or something, the shutter won't release.

Would I be better with a filter system ie. Cokin? Can I adjust which bit the filter is covering ie. are they longer than they need to be to give a bit more scope?

I will mainly be using them for landscape if that helps.

Was going to order off Warehouse Express unless someone has a better suggestion or can recommend a better system which isn't over expensive.

Ta

Andrea

 

[stan the man]

At the moment I just have screw on filters (really cheap ones), this is probably fine for the polariser but I have found it a bit frustrating with the ND Grad as the colour just fades half way down and I've been struggling to get the camera to take, a bit like its confusing it or something, the shutter won't release.

Would I be better with a filter system ie. Cokin? Can I adjust which bit the filter is covering ie. are they longer than they need to be to give a bit more scope?

I will mainly be using them for landscape if that helps.

Was going to order off Warehouse Express unless someone has a better suggestion or can recommend a better system which isn't over expensive.

Ta

Andrea

hi andrea..

i don't know much about circularfilters,ie ND grads etc,but can definately recommend the cokin system of filters.which type you'll need will depend on your lens size...i use the P system of filters,which are fine on my lens(18-70 and 75-300).the filters are quite long,and you can slide them up or down until you get the required position of filter.i've purchased most of mine locally,with one or two from jacobs and jessops,but WE are about on the money.you will need the adapter ring,filter holder to go with whatever filters you decide you need.

Hope this helps

 

[fallen_mathi]

not sure if its much help, but can highly recomend B+W filters, there screw on filters, and have experiance, with the nd, circular polariser, and grad. nd., and cannot flaw them, never had a problem, not sure wheather this helps,
nathan

 

[staffitaxi]

Thanks for the replies.

Stan the Man
The Cokin system is the one I have been looking at. Its not overly expensive, I just wanted to make sure it worked in the way I expected and you have answered my question in that they are quite long so you have some scope as to where the filter would be which is just what I want. You can't do that with the screw on ones, well, not the ones I have but they were very cheap.

Any recommendations as to which filters to get. I probably only need a couple to start with.

Thanks

Andrea

 

[stan the man]

sorry for the late reply,i've been in london the last 2 days.if you want the filters for landscape,i would recommend a range of ND grads..a 1,2,and 3 stop set.i'd also recommend getting some ND solids if you intend shooting moving water...waterfalls and such like,they would also be useful to get those whispy clouds you see..also get a 1,2 and 3 stop set making 6 filters in all...that should cover most situations.

 

[Chappers]

You might get away with just grads. It all depends on the size of the filters. I've got Lee grads and they are large enough to use as ND's if I want them too.

Don't forget the Polariser can make a useful ND filter as well

 

[DinoS]

Hitech ND grads are meant to be very good, i have kood and the are ok

 

[MichaelPlace]

Hitech are excellent, no colour cast, most people are warned away from Cokin because they tend to give a colour cast. Hitechs are considerably cheaper than Lee's

Just upgraded to a Lee filter system using Hitech ND grads.

If you're doing landscape ND grads are just a must

 

[pearce_jj]

get the best you can afford. I made the classic mistake and bought a few frankly rubbish ones, which suffer terrible flare and basically ruin the images from my otherwise decent primes