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Getting a GND, but only 1, should I get 1 stop or 2 stops?

 
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Aug 19, 2010 06:58 |  #16

I would recommend 2 and 3 stop gnds in both soft and hard gradients. My favorite GND ATM is the 3 stop reverse by Singh Ray.




  
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Aug 19, 2010 07:01 |  #17

I use my 3 stop soft edge the most, so if just one that would be my recommendation.


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Aug 19, 2010 08:45 |  #18

Thanks for all the help!

I have decided to get a 2 stop filter with kit (with the adapter ring/holder) as well as an additional 3-stop filter from 2filter. Both soft edge :)


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Aug 19, 2010 09:15 |  #19

merlin2375 wrote in post #10747364 (external link)
Thanks for all the advice, so why are the numbered .3, .6, .9, 1.2. If I understand that's 1 stop, 2 stops, 3 stops, 4 stops respectively?

Various manufacturers use their own preferred methods of designating filter factors. Some use log density as 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, others use strength as 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x (how much you'll have to increase exposure), and still others use stops as 1, 2, 3 or 4 stops. They all mean the same thing.


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