landscape lens and filter set up - thoughts please

hi folks

i am about to take the plunge with my landscape set up

i need a new lens for starters and a lee filter set up

here goes my list

1.[FONT=Arial Black] Tamron AF 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II LD ASP IF
2.Lee Starter Kit
3.Lee Landscape Filter Set
4.Tamron AF 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II LD ASP IF
5.Lee 67mm Wide Angle Lens Adaptor Ring
6.Lee Multi Filter Pouch

all from www.warehouseexpress.c​om

thoughts please

Why are you getting the same lens twice? Make sure that the stuff also arrives before 10th December too!

rudgej wrote in post #2304471
Why are you getting the same lens twice? Make sure that the stuff also arrives before 10th December too!

DOH - typo sorry

What's happening on the 10th.......

I'm really loving the EF 16-35, so hopefully the 17-50 is a gooood. I'm amazing how wide 16mm is compared with even the bottom end on the 24-105mm.

Has anyone tried the push fit Lee filter adapter or do you all just use the screw in adaptor?

Have a look here for Lee filters.
http://www.morco.uk.co​m/latest/leehardware.h​tm
For instance the Starter Kit is £20 cheaper than Wharehouse when you include Marcos' free postage.

I've just bought a second Foundation Kit from them and I can't fault the service.

Karlu.com is also usually quite cheap.

I calculated on a big order Karlu were cheaper than Morco, but on smaller orders, Morco were cheaper as they offer free shipping.

I got my Lee stuff from Morco in several stages so the free postage was a boon.

I just checked out that Landscape filter set at the Morco site - looks like a graduated blue + a graduated yellow + a graduated yukky brown. I don't think you'll find that much use for coloured filters though others may disagree. I use Photoshop for colour changes - you can use gradient masks to simulate graduated colour filters.

What you must get IMO is more graduated neutral density filters - the starter kit only has a 0.6 (2 stop) hard edged. I recommend getting a 0.6 soft and a 0.9 hard as a minimum. Sets of 3 are cheaper though, so if you can afford it get a soft edged set and a 0.9 hard.

Second what Mike says, the 0.6 and 0.9 grads are the two that get the most use in my set-up. The only time I seem to use the 0.3 grad is when I stack filters.
So I would go with the starter kit (coral grad has some use)and add a 0.9 soft grad.

Lesmac wrote in post #2304695
Second what Mike says, the 0.6 and 0.9 grads are the two that get the most use in my set-up. The only time I seem to use the 0.3 grad is when I stack filters.
So I would go with the starter kit (coral grad has some use)and add a 0.9 soft grad.

Agree with the 2 above.
I would go for....
0.9 hard for even horizons
0.9 soft for horizons with mountain scenery
0.6 soft for those days that you don`t need 0.9 or for using 2 together

That lens is pretty good i hear.
Another must (expensive,perhaps later on) is the larg CP for water reflections and saturation boost.

dv2004 wrote in post #2304965
Agree with the 2 above.
I would go for....
0.9 hard for even horizons
0.9 soft for horizons with mountain scenery
0.6 soft for those days that you don`t need 0.9 or for using 2 together

That lens is pretty good i hear.
Another must (expensive,perhaps later on) is the larg CP for water reflections and saturation boost.

If you still want to get the landscape set , i have the sunset filter and the sky blue grad that i don`t use any more.

Cheers Ruariadh - 10th confused me too

lomond wrote in post #2304529
Have a look here for Lee filters.
http://www.morco.uk.co​m/latest/leehardware.h​tm
For instance the Starter Kit is £20 cheaper than Wharehouse when you include Marcos' free postage.

I've just bought a second Foundation Kit from them and I can't fault the service.

Thanks

ruairidh wrote in post #2304546
Karlu.com is also usually quite cheap.

I calculated on a big order Karlu were cheaper than Morco, but on smaller orders, Morco were cheaper as they offer free shipping.

Mike Bell wrote in post #2304618
I got my Lee stuff from Morco in several stages so the free postage was a boon.

I just checked out that Landscape filter set at the Morco site - looks like a graduated blue + a graduated yellow + a graduated yukky brown. I don't think you'll find that much use for coloured filters though others may disagree. I use Photoshop for colour changes - you can use gradient masks to simulate graduated colour filters.

What you must get IMO is more graduated neutral density filters - the starter kit only has a 0.6 (2 stop) hard edged. I recommend getting a 0.6 soft and a 0.9 hard as a minimum. Sets of 3 are cheaper though, so if you can afford it get a soft edged set and a 0.9 hard.

cheers Mike

Lesmac wrote in post #2304695
Second what Mike says, the 0.6 and 0.9 grads are the two that get the most use in my set-up. The only time I seem to use the 0.3 grad is when I stack filters.
So I would go with the starter kit (coral grad has some use)and add a 0.9 soft grad.

thanks Les

dv2004 wrote in post #2304965
Agree with the 2 above.
I would go for....
0.9 hard for even horizons
0.9 soft for horizons with mountain scenery
0.6 soft for those days that you don`t need 0.9 or for using 2 together

That lens is pretty good i hear.
Another must (expensive,perhaps later on) is the larg CP for water reflections and saturation boost.

dv2004 wrote in post #2304970
If you still want to get the landscape set , i have the sunset filter and the sky blue grad that i don`t use any more.

Thanks Dimitri I might take you up on that - we can talk money on 1oth December

Thanks everyone for their comments and i will get the Santa list written

Why a 17-50mm lens on a crop body for landscapes? Personally, I'd suggest the Sigma 10-20mm which will give you a 16mm equivalent on a 1.6x body versus a 27mm equivalent with the Tamron. That's very much an appreciable difference.

Mws, dont know if you remember from the last meeting I have a brand new sigma 10-20 f4-5.6.

From a misunderstanding on ebay i ended up with two of these. If you are interested drop me an email.

Dave

Dave

Sorry mate my minds set on the 17-50

cheers anyway and i will see you at the next meet

MARK