Filters

[McBunny]

what filters and holders should i use with a sig 10-20 and 70-200 wanting gnd mainly but any others worth a punt ?

 

[Andy.]

Pete Eos is probably the man to answer this one.

I just downloaded the Tiffen filter plug in for photoshop as a trial. Not quite the real thing but it does give you a good idea of what things do.

Might be worth a shot?

 

[McBunny]

cool shall give it a look but really need the propper ones would rather get it right first rather than have to f**k about later

 

[theduck]

Circular Polarising Filter. What do you want to achieve?

 

[Andy.]

Totally agree. I just mean it is handy to experiment with the effects a ND grad filter has over a colour filter etc etc. It has the precise codings for the filters too.

 

[Lagerlout]

If you only buy one get a CPL. Mines never off tbh.

As ducky says, it depends what you want to acheive. I was given an 81C which I use for sunsets sometimes.

 

[McBunny]

i was thinking gnd for trying to avoid overblown skys in thailand really and what ever else may be of use over there asw they are cheap there

 

[MaLicE]

i was thinking gnd for trying to avoid overblown skys in thailand really and what ever else may be of use over there asw they are cheap there

make sure u dont get a ladyboy/chick with a dick, could be a bit of a shock... unless ur in to that... i mean i seen pics of u in a dress ffs lol

 

[Clart]

cokin p ND grad/CPL/b&W ND110 should do it.

 

[McBunny]

cool ta for that

 

[unofficialPete]

On the cheap the Cokin P Wide Angle holder and a Cokin 2stop soft GDN but this is a Grey ND and not neutral so I'd spend a little more and get some Hi-Tech GND's for the Cokin holder.

 

[McBunny]

what about the lee system i read its bit better quality than the cokin in build quality although costs a little more

 

[unofficialPete]

what about the lee system i read its bit better quality than the cokin in build quality although costs a little more

Was going to say if you have a higher budget the Lee system looks very good, its on my wish list, looking at nearly 200 notes though for a setup with 1 ND & 1GND. You can also combine the Lee system with some Hi-techs to save about £50.

 

[McBunny]

lee foundation kit £46
pro kit £88
adapter rings it says 49-77 £30 unsure if thats each though !
lee ND set £130
lee cpl £105
then you need the adapter to fit the cpl lol

 

[theduck]

^ and I thought cokin was expensive!

 

[Clart]

I got a hoya cpl for £23 - don't think you need to spend that much !

 

[McBunny]

I got a hoya cpl for £23 - don't think you need to spend that much !

its because the cpl is 100mm to enable it to work on all lenses thats why its so much

 

[unofficialPete]

lee foundation kit £46
pro kit £88
adapter rings it says 49-77 £30 unsure if thats each though !
lee ND set £130
lee cpl £105
then you need the adapter to fit the cpl lol

Ouch, as much as I hate my Cokin setup for under £30 it was quite a bargain lol

oh and that'll be £30 for each individual adapter ring and you'll need to make sure you get the special Wide Angle version for the 10-20..

 

[McBunny]

yeah if that each thats just for teh 77mm uwa adapter the normal are less than 15 each then

oh and those are hong kong prices too

 

[unofficialPete]

HK prices? AFAIK Lee is UK made so probably cheaper from a local website...

 

[McBunny]

HK prices? AFAIK Lee is UK made so probably cheaper from a local website...

good point i was looking at lenses at same time hence the prices were from there