Recommendation for Neutral Density Filters
Nov 21, 2020 20:41:54 #
[quote=Minitman]I'm looking to acquire some neutral density filters (non graduated) and need some info/recommendations on brands.
I know B&W are excellent, but pricey. Have used Hoya filters in the past (for B&W film) with good results. I noticed ICE has a three filter set at an attractive price, but I know nothing about them. Not yet very versatile in post processing so don't need filters that introduce color casts, etc. Have read enough to decide to steer clear of variable ND filters.
Any comments pro/con or recommendations will be most welcome.[/quote You might want to buy into the Haida drop in round filters system M10 100mm width ,Aluminum mounts , 37 to 82 mm adapter rings . They also have the M15 series 150mm square glass and 150 x 170 split ND filters they even make magnetic rounds . I use the M15 and 150 x 170 ND Glass split soft. on my 14-24mm 2.8 nikkor specially made for it up to 3 filters with no backlight reflections . I also bought a 95mm adapter ring to use on my Nikon 200mm-500mm f5.6 VR using the same aluminum filter mount...with a 150mm square circular polarizer the mount also allows 360 degree rotation on both the M10 and the M15 system ...
I know B&W are excellent, but pricey. Have used Hoya filters in the past (for B&W film) with good results. I noticed ICE has a three filter set at an attractive price, but I know nothing about them. Not yet very versatile in post processing so don't need filters that introduce color casts, etc. Have read enough to decide to steer clear of variable ND filters.
Any comments pro/con or recommendations will be most welcome.[/quote You might want to buy into the Haida drop in round filters system M10 100mm width ,Aluminum mounts , 37 to 82 mm adapter rings . They also have the M15 series 150mm square glass and 150 x 170 split ND filters they even make magnetic rounds . I use the M15 and 150 x 170 ND Glass split soft. on my 14-24mm 2.8 nikkor specially made for it up to 3 filters with no backlight reflections . I also bought a 95mm adapter ring to use on my Nikon 200mm-500mm f5.6 VR using the same aluminum filter mount...with a 150mm square circular polarizer the mount also allows 360 degree rotation on both the M10 and the M15 system ...
Nov 22, 2020 22:57:17 #
Leitz wrote:
B&W sells filters, they don't make them.
Made in Germany since 1947. For more than 65 years, B+W filters have been synonymous with quality and innovation. Produced in Bad Kreuznach in Germany and produced under the umbrella of Schneider-Kreuznach, B+W has succeeded in establishing itself as one of the world's leading filter manufacturers.
Nov 22, 2020 22:58:02 #
Nov 23, 2020 08:11:40 #
i'll second that motion on breakthrough photography. well made and negligible color cast. large "grips" make it easy to screw on and off.
Nov 23, 2020 10:32:28 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Consider too getting just the size for your largest diameter lens. You can get step-up rings that let you use the wider diameter screw-in filter on smaller lenses, just typically without the hood. So, if your widest was 77mm, you can get a ring that goes 77 to 72, etc.
Consider too getting just the size for your largest diameter lens. You can get step-up rings that let you use the wider diameter screw-in filter on smaller lenses, just typically without the hood. So, if your widest was 77mm, you can get a ring that goes 77 to 72, etc.
Great idea, but.... at one time 67mm was the largest DIA lens I owned so that’s what I bought.... then along came a 72 and 77. Surely, I won’t spend the money for anything larger, I bought both ND and a CPL. Sure enough, last year, I bought a 24-70 that takes an 82. Sigh.... 🥴
Nov 23, 2020 11:38:41 #
Minitman wrote:
I'm looking to acquire some neutral density filter... (show quote)
Marumi filters are very good.
Nov 23, 2020 15:29:33 #
I have ICE filters in 1, 2, 3, 6 & 10 stops for the Fuji S-1, a nice set of Gobe filters in the same range of stops for the Lumix FZ-1000, and a set of Freewell filters made specially for GoPro cameras of the Hero 5, 6 & 7 vintage. They are designed to snap right over the GoPro's square lens protector; I invested in Xume magnetic filter holders for the other cameras to preclude any chance of cross-threading and to just make filter-changing quick & easy. I didn't have to spend a whole lot of money, either; it was well under $300 for everything, including the Xume holders, and I am well aware that you could spend close to that for just one or two of the premium brand (and I'm not knocking them at all, they're quality all the way). I'm strictly an on-and-off hobbyist and am quite satisfied with what I have.
Nov 23, 2020 15:58:31 #
I have B+W,Hoya, other ND filters. All have a very slight color cast, which I ignore, but correctable in post-processing. Be sure your ND filter is coated to eliminate reflections.
Nov 24, 2020 17:27:14 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
47greyfox wrote:
Great idea, but.... at one time 67mm was the largest DIA lens I owned so that’s what I bought.... then along came a 72 and 77. Surely, I won’t spend the money for anything larger, I bought both ND and a CPL. Sure enough, last year, I bought a 24-70 that takes an 82. Sigh.... 🥴
In the film days, one only needed four different size filters for the whole Olympus film system. For the Olympus system I am now building, with careful selection of which lenses, I may be able to do that again. But to "fill in" the system "gaps" with some primes from Panasonic or Olympus, it will probably require more filters or at least a step-up ring. If I get the new 150-400 lens from Olympus in the next year or two, the 95mm Kasemann polarizer will set me back $500 and each Breakthrough ND $200. Good filters but not cheap.
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