Upgrade to Lee Filters

[burtoner]

I'm looking to upgrade my Cokin filters to the Lee ones.

Could someone shed some light on exactly what I need?

I think I'm after the filter ring which will be 77mm.
Lee Foundation Kit
Then the Grad filters comes in soft and hard, which is better?, which do I need?
I be doing mostly sunsets.
Will be looking at the Big Stopper as well.

 

[Deleted member 49549]

Hi Ron,

Lee dont make things clear in my opinion. They call it a kit, but all the kit contains is the filter holder.

SO you will need
a filter ring
the foundation kit
filters

For filters i mostly use 0.6 and 0.9 hard and a 0.9 soft. The softs are of no use in longer focal lengths.

PS take a look at the hitch filters also, they are now of a comparable quality to lee imho. I had lee when i had a dslr, and now use hitech.

 

[Faldrax]

The filter rings also come in 2 styles - standard and Wide Angle (which are more expensive).

The wide angle versions put the holder closer to the lens, to help reduce the possibility of vignetting when using wide angle lenses.

 

[phil_b]

try here for lee compatible filter holders and rings at a fraction of the price

 

[border_all]

Just my limited experience of Lee, mine faded I think its rare but it was annoying (and not cheap) I am considering buying again but unsure if I should buy Lee again or Hitech

 

[LongLensPhotography]

just to give you an alternative - you can do manual exposure blending, and screw in 10 stop filters are better and more durable. It depends on the preference really.

 

[George]

try here for lee compatible filter holders and rings at a fraction of the price

...and without Lee's guarantee and backup.....it's the proverbial Chinese copy IMHO, personally I'd go with the real thing.

 

[LongLensPhotography]

...and without Lee's guarantee and backup.....it's the proverbial Chinese copy IMHO, personally I'd go with the real thing.

It is just a piece of plastic and if it is too badly made he can just make a claim on ebay. Lee holder is totally overpriced for what it actually is.

 

[burtoner]

Well here's what I got, Foundation Kit and Lee Big Stopper!

Yet to try it out yet, hopefully tomorrow on my weekend off from work.

10368206_10152494742535979_241326125663486342_n by Robert Burton Photography, on Flickr

 

[SoDoSoPa]

try here for lee compatible filter holders and rings at a fraction of the price

I have bought this holder and wide angle filter rings for my lenses which I use with hitech filters and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, quality is very good and the fit to camera is just as good as lee. The rings are not as heavy as the lee and probably not as good quality but the fit just fine too.