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Apr 12, 2012 15:19 |  #1

Could anyone there recommend or suggest to me a very good Neutral density filter for landscape/You see,next week,I shall be taking some pics of the Golden Gate bridge.
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Apr 12, 2012 20:39 |  #2

B+W are very good, I had a bunch of them until I got my Lee's.


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Apr 13, 2012 02:00 |  #3

what are you trying to accomplish with the nd? i think you might be better off with a cpl if the shots i think you are thinking about taking are from vista point lookout or fort point.


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Apr 13, 2012 06:32 |  #4

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Could anyone there recommend or suggest to me a very good Neutral density filter for landscape/You see,next week,I shall be taking some pics of the Golden Gate bridge.
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What makes you think you'll need an ND filter for the Golden Gate Bridge? Do you mean a graduated ND filter? What are you trying to accomplish with a filter? That would give us a better idea...


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Apr 13, 2012 12:39 |  #5

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What makes you think you'll need an ND filter for the Golden Gate Bridge? Do you mean a graduated ND filter? What are you trying to accomplish with a filter? That would give us a better idea...

I also would like to take soe ictures of waterfalls.




  
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Apr 13, 2012 12:45 |  #6

in san francisco? or waterfalls in general? honestly, i say start with a cpl.
with a cpl you get 1-2 stops of reduction. if done right at certain parts of the day and certain shutter speeds, a cpl is all you need to slow down the effect of water in a waterfall.


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Apr 13, 2012 17:31 |  #7

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I also would like to take soe ictures of waterfalls.

For waterfalls, the needed strength of an ND filter will depend on several things, mostly the amount of available light. To cover you for most situations, having both a 3-stop and 6-stop ND filter will provide you with a lot of options. If you have a quality polarizer, this will act as a 1-1/2 to 2-stop ND filter in addition to the polarizing benefits.

A strong ND filter, such as the B+W 10-stop, can be used to shoot longer exposures for a more creative effect. For example, a 10-stop can be used to smooth out the surface of water and can also be used to make automobile traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge seem to "disappear" if the shutter speed is long enough. You can also stack a polarizer with an ND filter to gain extra ND stops (and a much longer shutter speed) as well as the polarizing effect.

If you don't want to carry several filters, and you have the budget, the Singh-Ray Vari-N-Duo is a variable ND filter that goes from 2-8 stops of ND and includes an integral warming polarizer. It is thick, and the slim version will vignette up to 24mm on a FF body. There's also the artifacts that will appear under certain conditions (max ND while shooting at <35mm focal length).

Lots of options available...


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Apr 13, 2012 17:33 |  #8

You should check out the thread where they are using Welding Helmet Glass from eBay for $1 and getting great results..
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=767152


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