View Full Version : 10 stop ND filters?
Lloyd
11-10-2009, 09:09 PM
Anyone know where to get one?
B&h- the good ones are not cheap!!!! If you find one In new Zealand then please post it up here ..... I have been looking for one for really long time now!!
Redal
12-10-2009, 04:52 PM
What would you use a 10 stop ND filter for?
I sometimes stack a 4 stop ND filter with a CPL , thats about as far as i have every gone.
A little off subject , but im looking at getting 2 CPL filters and stacking them , so i can get a variable ND filter.
Good luck finding what you need.
Lloyd
12-10-2009, 09:46 PM
Just some longer-ish daytime stuff
B&H were the ones I was looking for but none seem to be around in NZ
Cory Varcoe
13-10-2009, 08:28 PM
What would you use a 10 stop ND filter for?
Feast your eyes on some 10 stop goodness :D (http://www.coryvarcoe.co.nz/index.php?page=portfolio&func=subview&id=6)
A little off subject , but im looking at getting 2 CPL filters and stacking them , so i can get a variable ND filter.
I've tried this before and it didnt work :mad: Must be my crappy CP lol
Just some longer-ish daytime stuff
B&H were the ones I was looking for but none seem to be around in NZ
I got mine from B&H wasnt too bad, lil over $200 i think
Well worth it :D
Also i strongly recommend getting at least a 77mm filter for the fact that it will fit your widest angle lens (bar the 16-35L) and everyother lens you might have (using stepping rings) In hend sight i should have got the 82mm one just to future proof but owell
Lloyd
13-10-2009, 08:49 PM
Would you have contact details of where to source them?
Nice pics btw
Cory Varcoe
13-10-2009, 08:53 PM
Just off the B&H website.
Cheers :D
Cory Varcoe
16-10-2009, 07:22 PM
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Filters/auction-246933456.htm
:D
yap its from progear up in auckland, just picked my one up 2 days ago.
Cory Varcoe
16-10-2009, 09:49 PM
Sweet! Have you had a chance to try it out?
phallex
16-10-2009, 10:49 PM
wow 10 stops! some of those photos look awsome man! want me one of these but $200 is a little steap!
Cory Varcoe
17-10-2009, 09:56 AM
:D Ok yeah $200 is a fair chunk of money but it is well worth it IMO
cory varcoe, yes i had quick tried on fri but weather wasn't too good up here in auck so will have to wait and try some more next week. the max shutter i could get out of it was 30sec with f16, iso100, with nikkor 85 f1.4 on d700. that was around 1pm in the afternoon so i guess if i wait till bit darker, i can easily get 2-3 mins out of it.
Cory Varcoe
17-10-2009, 10:20 PM
Oh bugger! Hmm throw a CP on there and you'll be sorted! :cool:
haha, i was thinkin to throw in an extra nd4 next time, but yah, i will try the cp too.
Cory Varcoe
18-10-2009, 08:50 AM
Yeah that would do it. Or just use a narrower apeture, i use f22 on bright days
Cory Varcoe
27-10-2009, 10:56 PM
Another one...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4045994916_a9a5e88083_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34999025@N05/4045994916/)
Lloyd
03-11-2009, 10:08 PM
Got a filter, first try:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/HRT01/Blackhead.jpg
Will hopefully get a chance to play with it a bit
robo git
04-11-2009, 08:50 PM
Very nice first try!
Possible things to try: Get further out onto the rocks - a little spray won't hurt your gear if you clean it after & don't try actually changing lenses while out there Get lower while aiming for about the same proportion of sky-to-ground and use a flash from on-high (may need to do a couple of flashes) to get a little more detail into the foreground. Couple with a graduated ND filter to allow you to expose the foreground a little more / darken the sky Instead of using the horizon-line for Rule of Thirds, try it with the contrast-line of the rocks instead Actually face the sun + Grad ND filter on sky + Flash for foreground Try fluroescent WB for a slightly warmer shot
Lloyd
04-11-2009, 09:41 PM
Very nice first try!
Possible things to try:
Get further out onto the rocks - a little spray won't hurt your gear if you clean it after & don't try actually changing lenses while out there
Get lower while aiming for about the same proportion of sky-to-ground and use a flash from on-high (may need to do a couple of flashes) to get a little more detail into the foreground.
Couple with a graduated ND filter to allow you to expose the foreground a little more / darken the sky
Instead of using the horizon-line for Rule of Thirds, try it with the contrast-line of the rocks instead
Actually face the sun + Grad ND filter on sky + Flash for foreground
Try fluroescent WB for a slightly warmer shot
Hey, cheers. Was just a try to see how it would come out. Only just got hold of an old flash that I'm pretty sure has no real settings other than flash or don't. And I haven't got any grad filters as of yet which is why I wasn't quite pointing at the sun, but its on the list
Cory Varcoe
06-11-2009, 05:28 PM
You just need to watch when shooting into the sun that you lens and filters are DEAD CLEAN!! otherwise 90% of your shots will be wasted. Jump on trademe and pick up a knock off cokin series filter holder and adapter ring for under $25
Holder (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Filters/auction-252154938.htm) or Holder (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Filters/auction-251179963.htm)
Adapters (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchResults.aspx?searchType=0124-3419-4309-&searchString=cokin+p+adapter+ring&type=Search)
and the filters themselves are only about $22
Here's a few more around rocks etc (http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?t=631)
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