Mick 53 Loc: Minneapolis

Would like to add a Neutral Density Filter to my bag. It will be used on my Canon Ef 70-200 mm IS 2.8 lens and also Cannon 17-85 IS lens. Shooting with the Canon 60 D. Would need a ring to accommodate both lenses. Looking for suggestions . Brand and product for price. Also variable or non variable. Besides slowing down water and traffic what other benefits would this filter bring?

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

TREBOR77 Loc: Winchester Kentucky

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JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Please don't shout, no capitals

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Why not use Cokin P series

TREBOR77 Loc: Winchester Kentucky

Sorry

Mick 53 Loc: Minneapolis

Have been checking out Amazon. Would like a bang for my buck and stay under $200.00.

Thanks

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Cokin P will be a good way

Mick 53 Loc: Minneapolis

Thanks I am considering. Checking out the specs and reviews.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Whatever you get, it's imperative that is seals well against the lens. If it's a filter type that screws in, this is not a problem. If it's one with a rectangular holder, make sure it seals well. Otherwise, it won't work as intended.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Hi Mick 53 - My widest lens uses a 77mm filter. I have a B+W ND 0,6 filter and a B+W ND 1,8. They can be combined for a near 'black out' and resulting long exposure for smooth water here on Lake Michigan or water falls. The 0,6 lets me use a wide aperture on a really sunny day when the meter was wants to try for 1/4000 or faster.

Using step-down rings I can mount these filters to my lenses with 72mm or 67mm sizes. I have one B+W stepdown from 77 to 72 and another Raynox that goes 72 to 67. Much cheaper than having NDs at different strengths across multiple filter sizes.

Mick 53 Loc: Minneapolis

Makes sense, thanks for the advice

Mick 53 Loc: Minneapolis

Thanks for the reply. Also considering a step up ring to use both lenses. considering the ProMaster Digital HGX Variable ND Filter.

DaveHam Loc: Reading UK

Conkin have a reputation for creating a colour cast under some conditions - a search on Google 'conkin filters color cast' will give you more information on this.

Have you looked at Lee? They sell a starter kit with a set of grads and an ND plus the ring / holder. Not sure how much that is in the US; their filters are to be recommended.

viorillo53

Been shooting landscapes for about a year now all over CA.
I have a (7) stop solid ND (ND2.1) for slowing down water and clouds and a (2) stop ND0.6 soft edge Grad to help balance the exposure between skies and dark foregrounds.
I purchased a LEE 4x4 filter holder with step down ring to go from 77mm to 58mm. Both my lenses are 58mm and I'm about to buy a (3) stop ND0.9 soft edge Grad so I can stack the two Grads together and get (5) stops on the sky when needed.(sometimes)
Yeah and a circular polarizer to get colors to pop.
I've spent the money to buy these filters in 4x4 glass either
Schneider, LEE or Tiffen and I'm very happy I did. It's mostly about control.
(About $600 in glass and hardware.)
I also shoot RAW and use Lightroom to finish things up but making the adjustments with filters in the camera does make all the difference for me.
I can see right on the back of the camera pretty much exactly how the shot
will turn out.
Schneider makes a 11 stop variable circular ND filter that is pretty cool but
it's effect is overall no grad edge.
I'm not sure if I've answered your question but this does give you an idea
of one guy's landscape technique. have fun!

Vix Pix

Here's an ND0.6 (2) stop grad to hold down the sky so I could expose for the foreground.


Here's a ND2.1 (7) stop solid to have a 5sec exposure to blur the waves and hold back the Sun.


Here's a combination of both filters.That's the REAL color.