A budget ND1000 filter review - 10 stopper!

At The Gates · 20 Apr 2015 at 21:11

I bought one of these from SRB. They're branded SRB not Camidox though, is that the same as everyone elses? Not seeing any massive colour casts, but i took it out over the weekend and couldn't get more than 8 seconds at f16, ISO 100 without it being totally overexposed. Not sure how people are getting 25 seconds in the middle of the day!

Not seen any massive colour casts apart from making the image slightly warmer. I am seeing vignetting on one side though. D610 with Simga 35mm.

Phal · 20 Apr 2015 at 21:39

At The Gates said:
I bought one of these from SRB. They're branded SRB not Camidox though, is that the same as everyone elses? Not seeing any massive colour casts, but i took it out over the weekend and couldn't get more than 8 seconds at f16, ISO 100 without it being totally overexposed. Not sure how people are getting 25 seconds in the middle of the day!

Not seen any massive colour casts apart from making the image slightly warmer. I am seeing vignetting on one side though. D610 with Simga 35mm.

Yeah I think the people who are getting 25 seconds are going to the smallest aperture like F22 or something. 8 seconds is about what I was getting too for similar settings which isn't great for the middle of the day but then again I don't take many landscapes in the middle of the day

When you get nearer to sunset/sunrise then the light is sufficiently dim that it's not hard to get 20-30 second + exposures and that would probably be the same in a more shadowy wooded area etc.

smr · 20 Apr 2015 at 21:40

I got 30 seconds middle of a very sunny day. you obviously have to narrow your aperture to gain the correct exposure...

At The Gates · 20 Apr 2015 at 22:28

Well f16 is the limit of the lens so not much can be done there. f22 would have only been 1 extra stop anyway so that wouldn't have given an extra 17 seconds.

To be fair it was extremely bright.

413x · 20 Apr 2015 at 23:16

At The Gates said:
I bought one of these from SRB. They're branded SRB not Camidox though, is that the same as everyone elses? Not seeing any massive colour casts, but i took it out over the weekend and couldn't get more than 8 seconds at f16, ISO 100 without it being totally overexposed. Not sure how people are getting 25 seconds in the middle of the day!

Not seen any massive colour casts apart from making the image slightly warmer. I am seeing vignetting on one side though. D610 with Simga 35mm.

Mine is definitely branded camdiox

smr · 21 Apr 2015 at 10:15

Mine states camidox on the filter.

Steve M · 21 Apr 2015 at 12:44

Mine states camidox on the filter also.

Phal · 21 Apr 2015 at 19:16

At The Gates said:
I bought one of these from SRB. They're branded SRB not Camidox though, is that the same as everyone elses? Not seeing any massive colour casts, but i took it out over the weekend and couldn't get more than 8 seconds at f16, ISO 100 without it being totally overexposed. Not sure how people are getting 25 seconds in the middle of the day!

Not seen any massive colour casts apart from making the image slightly warmer. I am seeing vignetting on one side though. D610 with Simga 35mm.

I think SRB had a mix of Camdiox and other brands on their site so maybe you ordered a different one?

413x · 21 Apr 2015 at 19:43

Phal said:
I think SRB had a mix of Camdiox and other brands on their site so maybe you ordered a different one?

i had to go off ebay to get it.

lots of people seem to be keen on camidox but its camdiox!

Phal · 21 Apr 2015 at 20:23

http://srb-photographic.co.uk/camdiox-filters-1157-c.asp

smr · 21 Apr 2015 at 21:36

al4x said:
i had to go off ebay to get it.

lots of people seem to be keen on camidox but its camdiox!

ha thanks.

At The Gates · 21 Apr 2015 at 21:47

Phal said:
I think SRB had a mix of Camdiox and other brands on their site so maybe you ordered a different one?

I definitely ordered the Camdiox but i've just noticed they no longer list a 67mm Camdiox, only a generic one. Oh well, seems to be working ok!

Columbo · 13 May 2015 at 09:02

More Camdiox goodies this morning! A variable 82mm ND4 - ND1000, cost me £29.99.

Packaging

DSC_1780 by Mick Wareing, on Flickr

DSC_1781 by Mick Wareing, on Flickr

Twist ring showing ND4 and ND1000

DSC_1782 by Mick Wareing, on Flickr

DSC_1783 by Mick Wareing, on Flickr

Set at ND4

DSC_1785 by Mick Wareing, on Flickr

Set at ND1000

DSC_1784 by Mick Wareing, on Flickr

Fitted to lens. While the internal fitting is 82mm, the external ring is 95mm so thats why it protrudes so much from the lens. This means the standard lens cap obviously wont fit but no big deal.

DSC_1786 by Mick Wareing, on Flickr

I'll hopefully get some use of it over the next couple of days and report back the results.