I sent the filter back to the store for testing and they agreed, the image quality was severely reduced with the filter on the lens. They agreed to a replacement or refund, which is great
RDKirk wrote in post #18186145
Think harder about whether you actually need a variable ND filter rather than one or two standard ND filters. The truth is, it's pretty tough maintaining quality even in a standard ND filter when the density gets down to 6-10 stops. But at any price range, you'll get better standard filters than variable filters.
Think harder about whether you actually need a variable ND filter rather than one or two standard ND filters. The truth is, it's pretty tough maintaining quality even in a standard ND filter when the density gets down to 6-10 stops. But at any price range, you'll get better standard filters than variable filters.
I have taken that onboard. Im not going to purchase another filter just yet, but when I do it wont be a variable, it will be a standard filter. At the moment I can use my polarising filter on bright days if I want to use my 50mm wide open, gets the shutter down to about 1/3200 which is ok for photos of the kids at the beach, in the sun etc.
Thanks for all the help
