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Anonymous
Neutral Density filters.

Do you use them?
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
if i could afford them, yes.
>> Anonymous
And if you are into landscape photography. CP are good too.
>> NatureGuy !se3A3TwzdY
No, but I shop in a such way that does basically the same thing. Who has money to dump into a good set of 58mm and 77mm ND graduated filters these days? To really get worthwhile set you are looking at 6+ or so filters.
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
Kind of expensive. CPLs are cheaper, but usually aren't as good.
>> Anonymous
>>187048
A Cokin or similar system will save you cash.
>> NatureGuy !se3A3TwzdY
>>187053
I was rather disappointed with my IR filter for cokin creative p series, so no.
>> Anonymous
>>187048

ND filters look more natural than shooping, but shooping will work in a pinch I guess.
>> Anonymous
>>187057
IR filters are junk anyways.
>> thefamilyman !!rTVzm2BgTOa
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>>187057
cokin make great gradual filters.
i wouldn't say an IR filter using the cokin system would be optimal.
I extensively use my cokin range on film, its fantastic.

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>> NatureGuy !se3A3TwzdY
>>187062
The problems were with the filter style, not the filter type. In certain strong lights, particularly 11am and 3pm light it seemed, I would get a reflection of my lens on the filter ruining quite a few shots. Placing something over space didn't fix this issue as would be assumed. Some amount of light was being reflected by my lens back onto the filter and all attempts of jimmied lens hoods also failed to rectify it or were in the shot at wider focal lengths. Further there was some kind of weird white spotting that would occur in that light which I never found the source of.
>> Anonymous
>>187068

who took a diarrhea shit on your sky?
>> Anonymous
>>187068

WTF is wrong with this pic?
>> Anonymous
I've got a 8x ND filter on my 85/1.2L for the sunny days.
>> Anonymous
>>187153
0/10
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
>>187078
Graduated filter, "tobacco" color.
>> sage
>>187153
I've got two 8x's for my 50mm f/0.7 for night scenes.
>> Anonymous
>>187194
I painted my 40mm f/0.33 super-q-gigantar's front element black for it to be usable at anywhere else than space.
>> Anonymous
I have one, don't use it often. 8x.
>> Anonymous
>>187044
ND filters (mostly grads) are used to even up the exposure between the foreground and the background or equally which ever subject you want to use them for. Mostly they are used in landscape photography to even up the sky with the foreground.

Non-grad filters are used to let less light pass through the lens so you dont need to stop down the aperture on your high f-number lenses like>>187153on bright days.


I dont really get the question. There are uses for them, is that the answer you're looking for?
>> Anonymous
>>187216

I'm just trying to figure out what percentage of /p/ actually uses them.

I know there are a lot of uses, but I want to figure out how common they are before I sink money into them.
>> Anonymous
>>187313
Well, they're a big use in landscape photography. So if you do that kind of stuff, then buy graduated filters, but dont get those attachable straight to your lens, but rather a cokin system.

You dont have to use a center composition every time.

(and theres no use of comparing a nd grad to a polarizer, because the polarizers reduce the whole images exposure)
>> Anonymous
>>187325

cokin?
>> Anonymous
>>187343
Google?
>> Anonymous
>>187346

What?
>> Anonymous
>>187362
Huh?
>> sebastian !QzrU9Y5.76
I prefer using CPs. If you're smart, the effect will be much more natural, and of course they're much cheaper and easier to get hold of in any size.
>> Anonymous
>>187369

Sage?
>> Anonymous
>>187381
>using CP

WTF does CP have to do with photoing?
>> Anonymous
>>187391
circular polarizing filter you dumb fuck
>> Anonymous
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>>187391
>> Anonymous
>>187408
>Only upload images that you, the photographer, have taken.
newfag
cancer like you is why good and helpful ppl leave
>> Anonymous
>>187044
srsly, this is the reason photoshop was invented ...
>> $19.99 !OSYhGye6hY
>>187798
Photoshop was invented for this kinda stuff, but if your camera doesn't record the information (blown highlights) you can't really recreate something that looks as natural.
>> Anonymous
>>187798
yeah, they are called 'filters' for a reason
>> Anonymous
small offtopic question:
IR filters filter out ir-light or all but ir-light?
>> Anonymous
>>187826
me again, ignore there two posts
>> Anonymous
cokin nd filters suck , theyre not neutral besides they scratch way too easily , hoya make much better nd filters
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>187381
CPs are way more expensive than NDs for cokin.
>> NatureGuy !se3A3TwzdY
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just do the adjustment mask thing
>> sebastian !QzrU9Y5.76
>>187863
Well screw Cokin to be honest. Too unwieldy for my liking.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>187922
yes but as a "landscape" photog the system makes a lot of sense to me...

I just need to get some 77mm and 82mm threads for mah holder.
>> Anonymous
>>187922
>My large, sausage-like fingers are too unwieldy for such a delicate system.
>> sebastian !QzrU9Y5.76
>>187961
Actually it's more a case of being someone who travels a lot and mostly shoots hand-held on a whim. Certainly, if you are planning ahead and taking your time, able to set the shot up properly, the Cokin system is fine (though I'd still prefer to use a CP filter rather than a ND). But when you're on the move, it's just not a viable option.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>188089
CP and NDs do different things, you would want BOTH for the best result.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
ND filter =/= GND filters

I do use ND filters alot for long exposures.

Still haven't gotten a set of GNDs or the Cokin holders like i planned, just ended up not really needing them.