Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

vinmunoz wrote in post #18618086
Looks like Lee Filters and holders are overrated.

Any cheap alternative that can cover a wide angle like the laowa 15mm?

does the LEE vignette?

I generally like their holder, but filters a tad expensive, and haida and others just as good, sometimes better. I've got the bombo that will work with the laowa, it's a pretty unique system in that it's ultra thin.

digital_AM wrote in post #18618067
Outstanding shot Travis!

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vinmunoz wrote in post #18618078
you inspired me to go out today and shoot like Dave Morrow.

cool, looking forward to hat you get out of it!

vinmunoz wrote in post #18618086
Looks like Lee Filters and holders are overrated.

Any cheap alternative that can cover a wide angle like the laowa 15mm?

not sure if over rated is the right word for it, they are pricey, and they do a good job, they are relatively color neutral, the older ones anyway, that said, I have gone to the Formatt Hitech Firecrest line for all of mine, just added the 10 Stop finally.

...the LEE holder itself is my favorite on the market, small, light, easy to use and secure. You could try The Filter Dude-->http://www.thefilterdu​de.com/ for the holder and adapter rings. a 100mm square is going to be your best bet for a 15mm lens, the Laowa is 72mm thread, so can be done easily with most square holder systems. Round filters will tend to vignette more, and if stacked will show up in the corners.

TRhoads wrote in post #18618104
Thanks Alfredo!

cool, looking forward to hat you get out of it!

not sure if over rated is the right word for it, they are pricey, and they do a good job, they are relatively color neutral, the older ones anyway, that said, I have gone to the Formatt Hitech Firecrest line for all of mine, just added the 10 Stop finally.

...the LEE holder itself is my favorite on the market, small, light, easy to use and secure. You could try The Filter Dude-->http://www.thefilterdu​de.com/ for the holder and adapter rings. a 100mm square is going to be your best bet for a 15mm lens, the Laowa is 72mm thread, so can be done easily with most square holder systems. Round filters will tend to vignette more, and if stacked will show up in the corners.

LEE > filter dude by a wide amount, but yes, pricey. LEE's use brass rings, which are much higher quality, but I tend not to buy them because of the cost. Cheap metal does the job.

Charlie wrote in post #18618115
LEE > filter dude by a wide amount, but yes, pricey. LEE's use brass rings, which are much higher quality, but I tend not to buy them because of the cost. Cheap metal does the job.

agreed...was just offering a less expensive option...my holder and all the rings are LEE, and I typically recommend them...I am pretty sure the rings are aluminum though.

TRhoads wrote in post #18618136
agreed...was just offering a less expensive option...my holder and all the rings are LEE, and I typically recommend them...I am pretty sure the rings are aluminum though.

you think so? they're so heavy, so I assumed brass.

vinmunoz wrote in post #18618086
Looks like Lee Filters and holders are overrated.

Any cheap alternative that can cover a wide angle like the laowa 15mm?

Overrated? How? I’ve been using them for years and love them

Charlie wrote in post #18618101
does the LEE vignette?

I generally like their holder, but filters a tad expensive, and haida and others just as good, sometimes better. I've got the bombo that will work with the laowa, it's a pretty unique system in that it's ultra thin.

I’ve used 3 filters with a WA adaptor ring on a 16mm lens with no vignette

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TRhoads wrote in post #18618104
Thanks Alfredo!

cool, looking forward to hat you get out of it!

not sure if over rated is the right word for it, they are pricey, and they do a good job, they are relatively color neutral, the older ones anyway, that said, I have gone to the Formatt Hitech Firecrest line for all of mine, just added the 10 Stop finally.

...the LEE holder itself is my favorite on the market, small, light, easy to use and secure. You could try The Filter Dude-->http://www.thefilterdu​de.com/ for the holder and adapter rings. a 100mm square is going to be your best bet for a 15mm lens, the Laowa is 72mm thread, so can be done easily with most square holder systems. Round filters will tend to vignette more, and if stacked will show up in the corners.

yah i think the right word is "pricey" because it looks like they're good.

i'll check out the link. thanks.

vinmunoz wrote in post #18618236
yah i think the right word is "pricey" because it looks like they're good.

i'll check out the link. thanks.

Don’t discount Breakthrough Filters either. Quite good and not as expensive as Lee or Hitech (which is what I use).

Charlie wrote in post #18618141
you think so? they're so heavy, so I assumed brass.

Website says aluminum too.

digital_AM wrote in post #18618251
Don’t discount Breakthrough Filters either. Quite good and not as expensive as Lee or Hitech (which is what I use).

so breakthrough has holders too?

will this work for the laowa 15?

https://www.amazon.com …fRID=KW8QWY186F​NFTRZ6HZ41

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vinmunoz wrote in post #18618261
so breakthrough has holders too?

They only do round IIRC.

vinmunoz wrote in post #18618264
will this work for the laowa 15?

https://www.amazon.com …fRID=KW8QWY186F​NFTRZ6HZ41

Should work, same concept. Need a set of rings too