Most cost effective way to get good long exposure?

Hi guys,

So I've recently got the 2470 II and my is it a sharp lens. It makes me want to start shooting long exposures and since I live just half an hour from the seaside I thought I should invest in some sort of filtration.

I'm not very sure how I should go about it though. You see, I shoot on a 5D3 with Tokina's 16-28, Canon 2470 II and the 70-200 IS mk1. The first doesn't have filter threads, the second is 82mm, the third is 77mm. I won't be shooting long exposures with the large aperture primes I have so those don't matter.

Is it a smarter idea to get a LEE / HITECH system, or should I stick to 82mm NDs and CPL to be shared?

Any help here would be hot!

Zexun

here's an article on making your own neutral density filter. i haven't tried these, but i bet others have.

This one uses CPL filters stacked.

http://digital-photography-school.com …le-neutral-density-filter

This one recommends welding glass, gets you a 10 stop ND filter.

http://www.diyphotogra​phy.net …ass-as-10-stops-nd-filter

Both are pretty cost effective.

Get the Lee system. They even have a "push-on filter holder" for the 100 mm filters, which might even be usable on the Tokina with a little tweaking.

rick_reno wrote in post #16259253
here's an article on making your own neutral density filter. i haven't tried these, but i bet others have.

This one uses CPL filters stacked.

http://digital-photography-school.com …le-neutral-density-filter

This one recommends welding glass, gets you a 10 stop ND filter.

http://www.diyphotogra​phy.net …ass-as-10-stops-nd-filter

Both are pretty cost effective.

The welding glass diy looks to be a 'usable solution', I just may have to try that.

Leon

dasher108 wrote in post #16259416
The welding glass diy looks to be a 'usable solution', I just may have to try that.

If you're happy with B&W then the welding glass looks OK. If you don't want to be restricted then Haida do good-quality 10-stoppers at a reasonable price.

Here's a thread on TP.

LightCraftWorkshop 9-stop ND Nice Price and great quality! http://www.lightcraftw​orkshop.com/nd500.html