ND Grad Filter for Canon 10-18 issues

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Hi all,

I have recently purchased a canon 10-18 lens. Me and a few friends are going to the Peak District next weekend and i would love to get some landscape shots. I have been advised that a ND Grad filter would be ideal for sunrise/sunset. However, i have read online that with that lens there may be some distortion when fitting a filter?

I know that there are 2 common types of filters. The slide in ones and the screw in ones. Is there any advantages to either or do they do a similar job?

Thanks in advance

Dan
 
The advantage of the screw in is that it is easier to fit, but its grad transition is in a fixed place

The advantage of the slide in ones is that you can position the grad transition where you want it, but they are more fiddly

The only distortion you are likely to get is if the filter isn't wide enough or the holder interferes with the field of view, both of these cause vignetting in the image.

At 10mm, your field of view is quite wide, so most people would recommend a slim fit holder, and quite wide filters (100mm)
 
Mr Perceptive said:
The advantage of the screw in is that it is easier to fit, but its grad transition is in a fixed place

The advantage of the slide in ones is that you can position the grad transition where you want it, but they are more fiddly

The only distortion you are likely to get is if the filter isn't wide enough or the holder interferes with the field of view, both of these cause vignetting in the image.

At 10mm, your field of view is quite wide, so most people would recommend a slim fit holder, and quite wide filters (100mm)
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Thank you for your response! Looking online it seems that the filters can be very expensive. Is there any decent cheap alternatives that you know of?
 
I've been looking at the Srb kit with the wide angle holder as I have a 10-20mm lens.
I've got their 10 stop as well, but it only produces a slight colour cast for me.
 
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