Graduated ND Questions

[josterni]

Hey all and happy new year :)

I am into landscape photography at the moment, and I am considering my options. I am currently using a rebel kit lens and the weather is not smiling at me or my camera. anyway.. read a few threads and reviews telling me to avoid Cokin filters due to their noticable CA. I have read good reviews of the Tiffen filters, and I am not in a level to have a good reason to consider the high-end Lee and other filters. I was thinking along a Tiffen 0.6 grad ND for a start, but am afraid that the two stops won't be enough. could anyone please open my eyes to the wonders of ND? :)

Thanks, Jeni.

[Jon]

Does Tiffen make any grads that aren't also color-grads? I couldn't find any on their site. In any case, make sure they're rectangular, not screw-in. You need to be able to adjust the "break point".

This (http://singhray.blogspot.com/2006/10/from-archive-graduated-neutral-density.html) is an excellent article on the use and value of grads. And Singh Ray makes good ones.

[Stefan A]

I have Singh Ray and I like them. But they are expensive so it makes it hard to decide which ones to get. Unless you are wealthy. I have a 2 stop soft and hard GND. If I were going to rebuy, I would probably get a 2 and a 3 stop hard edge. I find myslef reaching for the hard way more often - so it makes me wish I had put that second $100 into a 3 stop rather than another 2 stop. But it really depends on what you shoot.

Stefan

[gkas]

for a good price and excellent filters look at the Hitech filters at http://www.2filters.com/

They do fit the Cokin P filter.

[jdizzle]

I would recommend Hi-Tech to be a good buy if you really don't want to spend money on Lee or Singh-Ray. If you're going for a full kit, I would recommend buying the Soft grads since they are much easier to work with.