What's a GOOD brand for ND Filter? Hey fellow Hoggers, I'm looking to purchase a Neutral Density Filter for a 12 -24 mm wide angle lens. and I would like to know if any of you have any...

Mikey69 Loc: La Crosse, Wi.

Hey fellow Hoggers, I'm looking to purchase a Neutral Density Filter for a 12 -24 mm wide angle lens. and I would like to know if any of you have any preferences on a GOOD brand, and not something cheap. You know what they say about putting cheap filters on expensive glass...
Going to Niagara Falls next week and I want to get some landscape shots.
Thank-you for your input.....

snowbear

B&W, Singh Ray, Tiffen, Hoya

renomike Loc: Reno, Nevada

I use Tiffen, and get them from here. I just bought two variable ND's from them, and they work great. Not cheap though. Took this one last Sunday about 5:00pm.

http://www.2filter.com/

Mike

Local Creek

fthomas Loc: Philippines

Lee and the good old Cokin Brand. Be careful on Amazon or some places selling "Cokin Type" filters that are Chinese knock offs. The Lee filter holder for the graduated ND Filters of the Cokin pro line are pretty expensive but worth every penny.

fthomas Loc: Philippines

One other thing. If you are looking at variable ND filters dont expect to be able to combine them with a Circular Polarizer. You will get some surprising colors and neither filter will work properly. The ND will darken in wide bands across the image with weird color fringing.

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

Lee Filters, or similar quality. Cokin, had a poor reputation of giving colour caste when used with transparancy films. The combined use of a Polar filter with a plastic ND filter, can cause problems.

Michael O' Loc: Midwest right now

Mikey69 wrote:

Hey fellow Hoggers, I'm looking to purchase a Neutral Density Filter for a 12 -24 mm wide angle lens. and I would like to know if any of you have any preferences on a GOOD brand, and not something cheap. You know what they say about putting cheap filters on expensive glass...
Going to Niagara Falls next week and I want to get some landscape shots.
Thank-you for your input.....

Germany's B&W makes the finest combination of great glass and superfine metal and metal turning available. They are available in a gazillion formats/sizes thru B&H in New York 800 / 947-7785. Others are good; B&W is unbeatable ! I use them exclusively on my Cannon lenses. They also have the finest of inside screw-ins too. Slick.
Michael O' soccermick33@yahoo.com

Michael O' Loc: Midwest right now

renomike wrote:

I use Tiffen, and get them from here. I just bought two variable ND's from them, and they work great. Not cheap though. Took this one last Sunday about 5:00pm.

http://www.2filter.com/

Mike

Nice shot !

renomike Loc: Reno, Nevada

fthomas wrote:

The ND will darken in wide bands across the image with weird color fringing.

Maybe on cheap ND filters, but not on the ones I bought. I shot for minium to maxium with no color change. 2Filter.com tests all the filters they sell. A 77mm runs a little over $200.00 too, not cheap, but well worth the price.

Mike

jsleszynski Loc: Overland Park, Kansas

The Singh Ray will vignette on the 12-24mm. If you call Singh Ray, they will tell you vignetting starts around 24mm.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Pablo8 wrote:

Lee Filters, or similar quality. Cokin, had a poor reputation of giving colour caste when used with transparancy films. The combined use of a Polar filter with a plastic ND filter, can cause problems.

With the exception of my 4 X 5, I haven't used reversal (transparency or slide) film in years. I have NEVER had a problem with a Cokin filter, but I agree that using an ND filter with a polarizer in not advisable.

cecilia delacroix Loc: near Seattle

Schneider (glass) is a great brand, but they're very pricey. But the "Century" Schneider ND filters (4x4 square glass) can be purchased for around $150.