Yeah, the 1st version has been discontinued already due to the defects and replaced by the II version. But I found that artworkfoto is still selling a grey set of 1st version at $660 though.
Lee Big stopper
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Btw for those who are interested in getting the LEE Big stopper, it might be faster to order it online yourself.
I ordered mine from teamworkphoto (checked with CP: out of stock) and got it in month although the website listed the lead time to be about 6-8 weeks. Maybe I'm just lucky...
Anyway the price is about the same including shipping. It was 80 pounds (SGD 160 plus ) plus about SGD20 for shipping.
I ordered mine from teamworkphoto (checked with CP: out of stock) and got it in month although the website listed the lead time to be about 6-8 weeks. Maybe I'm just lucky...
Anyway the price is about the same including shipping. It was 80 pounds (SGD 160 plus ) plus about SGD20 for shipping.
Congrats! The supply has finally eased! Have fun with your cool 10-stops! Pun intended!
haha ya its really cool
I don't mind the 'cool'... hehehe...Congrats! The supply has finally eased! Have fun with your cool 10-stops! Pun intended!
Do you mean the holder and not the filter? Lee / hitech holder and ring adapter are about the same damage - approx. S$200 for both holder + ring. Give and take 10.
Filters on the other hand will depend on which kinds they do not have a flat cost across the range... You need to check with TK for hitech filter prices... IIRC, the 0.9GND soft I purchased was about 90 per piece.
The ones sold at TK are the 100x150 ones. 100x100 GND ones on formatt is like 85 pounds for 3 pieces mix n' match.
ya, i mean filter holder.
wow, $200 is a bit out of budget...
Yeah I know how you feel. If you think about simple fit for all lenses without the troubles of vignetting and still enjoy the versatility of the positionable GNDs... in the longer run - more than worth it...
There ARE usefulness to 100x150 ones...
Hey man, I got no issues with the 100x150 ones, just that some of us do not need it.TKFoto only bring in the 100x150 ones. The ND ones they got the 100x100 ones.
Well, I'm not making an issue out of it either. I'm just highlighting the fact that 150mm GNDs have extra versatilities to them besides being strictly a GND. Think of it this way, GNDs are basically NDs with gradients... If you play it right, you may actually trim / slim line your arsenal of filters.
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:thumbsup: bro
Got mine some weeks back.. its jus like the Hoya ND400 but 1 stop more..
I do have to agree that there is much more versatility to using 150mm GNDs.
100mm GNDs depends on what lens diameter its gonna be used with, i think with 52mm lens diameter,
100mm GNDs still no problem to slide up/down to match the horizon.
For landscape work i'm mostly on 52mm lens - 24/2.8, 50/1.8, 105/2.5, 200/4.
When I was using tianya square filters no problem with GNDs and i believe tianya is 84mm(correct me if i'm wrong)
That said, when i switched to lee filter holder i chose the hitech 150mm GNDs for future proof purposes.
Who knows tiok toto can buy 77mm lenses ;p
cheers
Can I ask what is the longest exposure time you people done with these many stops filters?
If its gonna be very long (at night), like 16mins or more, do you tend to up your iso or open up the aperture? Has anyone actually done a 30 plus min one? If wrong how?
If its gonna be very long (at night), like 16mins or more, do you tend to up your iso or open up the aperture? Has anyone actually done a 30 plus min one? If wrong how?
You can use the Bulb mode(when you dial the shutter speed to 30seconds, then dial further is Bulb mode), but you must have a remote control in order to use this mode. With Bulb mode, you can set a very long exposure time, like 60seconds, 75seconds, 30mins, etc.
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Night time don't need the big stopper la boss. Unless you are crazy enough to wait for a few hours. :bsmilie:
Always remember that the exposure will go up exponentially whenever you use the big stopper.
The longest I have ever done was 45 mins. This was shot in Perth (without any filters of course).
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