most gnd filters are slot-in, and for a reason.hi,
jus a quick question.
are there slim GND filters in the market? i know there are slim CPL thou
Filter brands are like cars:
Continental cars are expensive and generally perform very very well. Continental cars also have higher and lower models. eg. S-class, A-class.
Continental cars: B+W, Rodenstock, Heliopan, LEE, Schneider Optics
French cars are ok and reasonably priced but sometimes performance is not the best in certain situations.
French cars: Cokin
American cars quite a few are very good, but quite a number are lemons. Some are good but just not worth the money.
American cars: Tiffen, Singh Ray
Japanese cars: very reliable, some are cheap, some are top of the line (like Lexus, Infiniti, Acura), and some of those top of the line even exceed the performance of continental cars.
Japanese cars: Nikon, Canon, Hoya, Kenko, Marumi, Tokina
China cars: very cheap, usually copies of more expensive brands, quality depends on the specific car. Some are terrible. But if you find a good one, it will be good and worth many times the low price you pay for it.
China cars: Tianya
I will stay away from any other brands not mentioned here and the ones below.
Malaysia/Singapore cars: Brands are owned/founded locally in MY or SG. Usually most of the parts are OEM by other companies. Supposed to be very cheap. Salesman always try to tell you it is very good and give you the wrong impression that it is made in Germany or Japan. And will try to sell you at a much higher rip off price. Performance is just so so. Some are totally terrible. Some are not bad.
Malaysia/Singapore Cars: Steinzeiser, Vitacon, Emolux.
Dd123. Thank you for your valueable information. Care to share what kind of filter system are u using.
I have a screw in cpl filter. Can i use it together with the slot in nd/gnd instead of using the cpl(slot in version) that is super expensive from cokin z-pro?
Night86mare, the pictures you shown right, the water is silky look because you use long exposure, and the water is clear, did you use polarizer to minimize reflection?
no, not hdr.
you take 3 exposures, blend them manually in photoshop.
won't get the cartoonish effect that hdr always seems to add subtly.
is hard work, but can have nice results, you can see my digital blending set here, i rarely do it because it's so time consuming.
this was my first manually blended picture:
3 exposures; one for the sky, one for the water, one for the rocks.
erasing was a pain in the arse, i remember this took me nearly 4 hours.
the second time it wasn't so bad, i think 45 min
These two pictures.
Both pictures have silky water and the clear water.
Can share how you manage to do it?
those didn't have nd being used during the shoot,
as i explained, for both shots i had 3 exposures:
1 for the water, 1 for the sky, 1 for the rocks.
the exposure for the water was sufficient enough to smooth it out.
most gnd filters are slot-in, and for a reason.
so the holder is the one where the problem is, and there are "slim holders", or rather, holders designed for UWA usage, but there is no real need for the gnd filter to be slim.
oh, so there's no screw GND filters? didn't know tht
i'm using for UWA so tht's y need slim ones
oh, so there's no screw GND filters? didn't know tht
i'm using for UWA so tht's y need slim ones
ok, now i'm confused between GND and ND filters.
which one shld i get? i already got a CPL, i need something to block the skies so tht i can use slower shutter speed.
will be getting the tianya filters
If you want to darken part of the frame only, get GND. If you want to darken the whole frame and/or, want to get a longer exposure, get a ND.
aiyoh, like this very hard to decide leh. looks like worst come to worst buy both
If you do not know which to buy, it means you still don't understand how to use them. Which means you shouldn't buy at all.
If you do not know which to buy, it means you still don't understand how to use them. Which means you shouldn't buy at all.