Spec me a filter

[ringo747]

I better point out that I know absolutely nothing about photography but have been asked to source the following for an xmas present. Can anyone help with recommendations for:

10 Stop ND Grad Filter

That means nothing to me so hopefully someone can help me out.

 

[Zogger]

I think you'll have difficulty finding a 10 stop ND grad.
An ND grad is a filter that gradually gets darker toward one side, allowing a bright skies not to appear burned out compared to the darker ground. But 10 stops would be a bit ridiculous for this purpose - normally they are 1-4 I think.

What I think you're actually looking for is just a 10 stop ND filter - which is evenly dark across the whole filter allowing long exposures in daytime.

There are various options depending on the lens and whether or not the person has a separate filter holder. Suspecting that they don't, you'll need a screw in filter, in which case you need to know what size filter they want. This normally depends on the lens they're using it on. If they want to use it on a few different lenses of different sizes you can just buy one for the biggest lens they have and get a step-up ring to allow it to fit to the smaller ones

The option for a 10 stop screw in filter is the B+W ND 110 filter. Depending on the size there can be a waiting list for these. Looks like the 77mm is in stock at Warehouse Express atm.

I don't know of any other 10 stop screw-in filters. The LightCraftWorkshop ND500MC is 9 stops. I have one of these and it's decent and a bit cheaper if the person in question is happy with 9 stops.

Avoid anything called a Fader ND as they don't work well at the higher stops. Would generally avoid things on ebay claiming to be 10 stop if they're not the one above.

 

[mangobreeder]

I think you'll have difficulty finding a 10 stop ND grad.
An ND grad is a filter that gradually gets darker toward one side, allowing a bright skies not to appear burned out compared to the darker ground. But 10 stops would be a bit ridiculous for this purpose - normally they are 1-4 I think.

What I think you're actually looking for is just a 10 stop ND filter - which is evenly dark across the whole filter.

There are various options depending on the lens and whether or not the person has a separate filter holder. Suspecting that they don't, you'll need a screw in filter, in which case you need to know what size filter they want. This normally depends on the lens they're using it on.

The option for a 10 stop screw in filter is the B+W ND 110 filter.

+1

is the person you are getting the filter for sure they wat a graduated filter?

if it was a couple of stops i could understand, but 10 is way too high

 

[ringo747]

Thanks guys - I'll need to check that out but it was definitely ND Grad that was mentioned.

The person in question uses various lenses but I'm guessing it would be for one of the wider angle lens for shooting landscapes etc. Must get the mm of the ring too.

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

The person in question uses various lenses but I'm guessing it would be for one of the wider angle lens for shooting landscapes etc. Must get the mm of the ring too.

Generally with ND grads you want the square sort that you use an adaptor. So you can adjust where the line is.

Cokin are the biggest maker of this sort of filter. Although a lot of people on Talkphotography don't rate their ND grads. Lee and HiTech seem to be people's favourites.

http://www.cokin.co.uk/

 

[mangobreeder]

Generally with ND grads you want the square sort that you use an adaptor. So you can adjust where the line is.

Cokin are the biggest maker of this sort of filter. Although a lot of people on Talkphotography don't rate their ND grads. Lee and HiTech seem to be people's favourites.

http://www.cokin.co.uk/

cokin are fine, some people claim there are clour casts, but these can be easily remidied in PP