ND filter

[delS1]

Would an ND filter help with panning shots. Lets say very sunny and speeds of 1/125. Would an ND2 help? does anybody else use them for other than landscape.

Thanks

delS1

 

[DaydreamJay]

Yes it could help. I also use them in the studio so I can shoot at f1.4 under flash lighting.

 

[hollis_f]

Would an ND filter help with panning shots. Lets say very sunny and speeds of 1/125. Would an ND2 help? does anybody else use them for other than landscape.

Thanks

delS1

For those conditions I use a polariser instead of an ND.

 

[delS1]

For those conditions I use a polariser instead of an ND.

Hi Hollis,

I have a circular polarizer, which I bought because Jessop didn’t have any ND. I give this ago next time I’m out.


Cheers
delS1

 

[Tringa]

I may have missed a point here, but almost any movement of the camera will blur the background, so why do you need an ND filter?

Dave

 

[HoppyUK]

I may have missed a point here, but almost any movement of the camera will blur the background, so why do you need an ND filter?

Dave

Apart from that, ND2 is only one stop, so it's not going to make much difference. ND4 is two stops, and ND8 is three.

 

[DaydreamJay]

I may have missed a point here, but almost any movement of the camera will blur the background, so why do you need an ND filter?

Dave

Shooting at 1/60th of a second will create a much better impression of movement and speed than if done at 1/500th. Also you are restricted to panning the camera at the same speed as the object you are following and if that is, say for instance, a person running then you need a slow shutter speed (depending on the distance between the runner and the background and the distance between you and the runner.)

 

[hollis_f]

I think that Tringa may have been asking why the slow shutter speed required for motion blur can't be achieved by using a smaller aperture. After all, depth of field won't matter if the panning will be blurring everything apart from your subject.