Does anyone use, or used, a variable ND filter by Bower? I'm curious about its performance. I did notice, from online photos, that it only marks the stop amount by notches and not numbers. Is this normal for a variable ND filter?
rivas8409 Goldmember  2,500 posts Likes: 586 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Lemoore, California More info | Jul 28, 2014 16:18 | #1 Does anyone use, or used, a variable ND filter by Bower? I'm curious about its performance. I did notice, from online photos, that it only marks the stop amount by notches and not numbers. Is this normal for a variable ND filter? Body: Canon 5DmkII│Canon M50
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KirkS518 Goldmember  3,983 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2012 Location: Central Gulf Coast, Flori-duh More info | Jul 28, 2014 19:29 | #2 I'd be more concerned with color cast from it then how the stops are marked. I think (for the most part) when it comes to VND's and filters in general, you get what you pay for. Bower is not known for it's high-quality. If steroids are illegal for athletes, should PS be illegal for models?
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rivas8409 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 2,500 posts Likes: 586 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Lemoore, California More info | Jul 28, 2014 22:56 | #3 I've been tempted to pick up a PROmaster VND from my local camera shop and just came across the Bower in my search so that's what got me thinking. I realize that a Tiffen or Hoya would be a better option but the price tag on those is tough to swallow right now. I just need something to get me about 6 stops for an upcoming shoot. Deciding on what size to get is a whole other dilemma. Body: Canon 5DmkII│Canon M50
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Jul 29, 2014 03:11 | #4 rivas8409 wrote in post #17062182  it only marks the stop amount by notches and not numbers. Is this normal for a variable ND filter? Yup. Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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rivas8409 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 2,500 posts Likes: 586 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Lemoore, California More info | Jul 29, 2014 10:30 | #5 hollis_f wrote in post #17063186 Yup. It's just one of the annoying things about VNDs that made me decide to dump them. There's no way you can tell beforehand just how dark a particular setting is. With a normal 6-stop ND you can take a meter reading without the filter and calculate the correct exposure with the filter. With a VND this is not possible. That's helpful, especially since I plan on using it for portraits using a strobe. I want to kill the ambiet but still get a shallow DOF. Sure I could probably use HSS, but my speedlights nor my AB800, are capable of HSS so ND filters it is! Maybe i'll just stick to my original plan and buy a couple 3 stop square filters. Body: Canon 5DmkII│Canon M50
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