ND Filter... on a compact? Possible

Jono

Jono

Jono

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Hi,

is it at all possible to use an ND filter, or any filter on a non SLR camera - since I don't have a mount for it? Camera I have is a Canon SX210... I do have access to an SLR if I steal my sister's. May be difficult.

I know she has some kind of cokin filter holder, because I bought her one and a grad filter when she first got it... Doesn't have any ND filters... and I want to play with long exposures without ending up with a white image, like I seem to do with my camera:(

Should I just beg to borrow her camera for the next few days that I have off work, and go experimenting with it, or is there any way to somehow "sellotape" a filter to my camera? :)
 
I can really see why it wouldn't work with a compact, some people hand hold their filters anyway so I would just try it.
 
Yes it probably can be done. As long as the metering is through the lens and not through a sensor at the side of the lens it should work ok.

A small piece of aluminium or plastic tube which has a diameter larger than the bezel around the base of the Canon SX210 lens could be used.

If that bezel is smaller than 52 mm you are in luck since you could use 52mm or 58mm filters which are relatively inexpensive.

Finding a way to stick it to your camera on a temporary basis and fixing the filter are the only problems - though if you could cut the appropriate thread inside the tube it would be easy to screw the filter in.

Just make sure the length of the tube is longer than the maximum extension of the lens since you don't want the lens extending and hitting the filter causing damage to the filter or the internal mechanism of the lens.

Ah - a last minute search has found that someone does produce such a thing as I've described above.

Do a search on a Kiwifoto LA-58SX210T in Google and you'll see what I mean

Hope that helps
 
i beleive cokin did som mounts and filters for smaller cameras, not sure how effective or how available they are.
 
I'd heartily recommend a piece of welding glass and 2 large rubbers bands..! Worked for me for quite while until I decided to buy some dedicated filters.

Just be careful on the scenes you decide to shoot if you are going to use your Canon though, pretty sure the maximum exposure time is 15 secs.
 
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