Problem with ND filters
Sep 9, 2018 22:35:16 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
As long as you do not attempt to stack screw on ND filters. You will get vignetting.
That was the 3/6 stacked for 9 stops.
Mar 6, 2019 10:38:44 #
New to photography. Why do you have to focus and then put on filter and then repeat? Sorry if this is a dumb question!
Mar 8, 2019 15:12:29 #
Straight Shooter wrote:
The problem with screw-on filters is that you need to focus first and then put on the filter, then for every new shot go through the "screw filter off - focus - put filter back on" routine. That's the system I have, and it works, but it can be a bit of a pain. It would be simpler just to be able to drop the filter into a holder and take it out again as needed.
New to long exposure and don’t understand why you would have to remove the Nd filter and refocus each time? Can you please explain why?
May 2, 2019 07:07:20 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Depending on the darkness of the filter , you or the camera will not be able to see to focus. If I understand it correctly , most mirrorless cameras can show the preview of say a eg. 1 minute shot & show it in the view finder. I have to focus , adjust my circular polarizer( if using one ) , adjust exposure, drop in my nd filters & adjust the time according to the number of stops of the nd filters being used. sound harder & longer than it really is. If I didn't have as much money as I do invested in lenes as I do I would give mirrorless a try.
Aug 6, 2019 11:15:49 #
I have read on digital photography school website that the cameras sensor is sensitive to light just outside the visual spectrum,but not to the same level as the normal spectrum. with sufficiently long exposures, this could be a problem also. you might research that.
Aug 6, 2019 14:24:35 #
eddie2 wrote:
New to long exposure and don’t understand why you would have to remove the Nd filter and refocus each time? Can you please explain why?
If you are using a 6x, 10x or 16x ND filters, you cannot see through the viewfinder, so you have to compose and focus, then attach the filter. Using Lee's Big-Little stoppers and their filter holder makes it incredibly easy to snap into place and take your shot.
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