Beginner Filters

[Roy1212]

Hi all,I've recently purchased Lee soft grad filters about 6 weeks ago,when cleaning them today I noticed marks that I can't get off,I thought I'd looked after them well,(obviously not) how long should they be lasting?

 

[ancient_mariner]

Probably until they get badly scratched (they'll last forever if you don't take them out ).

Are they plastic? Make sure you always store them separately, never together, preferably in something with a soft surface that won't grind grit into the faces.

 

[Roy1212]

Yes plastic,can you get glass ones?

 

[ancient_mariner]

Circular ones are usually glass - I've not used square filters for a couple of decades, so don't know what materials are available.

 

[Nawty]

How do you store them?

 

[posiview]

Hi, Toni makes a valid point, they can last forever or a minute depending how you treat them.

How are you storing them?

Any photographs of the scratches?

I'm not sure if Lee do glass grads, I have resin. They do glass ND filters, 6, 10 and 15 stop.

Unless they are deep and wide they may not be evident in any photographs.

I store my filters in one of these. After a days photography, especially at the coast, I clean the filters and inside the pouch.

Cheers.