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Buying ND filters

Discussion

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Posted by Raymond Klassen on January 28, 2011 at 5:35 PM
I'm wanting to buy an neutral density filter(screw in) and would like to hear which are everyone's preferred brands. Does Hoya make a quality ND? Thanks for your help.
Posted by John Mumaw on January 29, 2011 at 9:41 AM
Hoya makes excellent filters. I use their ND 8X filter and it does the job with no color casts introduced.
Posted by David Bostedo on January 29, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Hoya also makes less than excellent filters. They have a pretty big range of price....and sometimes with filters you get what you pay for. I'd suggest looking for multi-coated ones to limit potential flare issues or other problems (distortion, non-neutrality, etc.)
Posted by Bill Chambers on January 29, 2011 at 12:31 PM
I agree entirely with David - you get what you pay for. B&W and Singh Ray also make excellent filters.
Posted by Raymond Klassen on January 30, 2011 at 11:46 PM
Thanks for the help everyone! Much appreciated.
Posted by John W. Wall on January 31, 2011 at 1:30 PM
I recently bought a 6-stop B+W, and it's a fine filter, but here's an issue I didn't think of before I bought it. They're dark! :) Sometimes I have to focus first, then put the filter on. If you have the money, it seems like Singh-Ray has the best idea. You can have the filter on, do your focusing, then dial in the amount of ND you want (up to pretty darn dark). Pricey devil, though.
Posted by Mohammad Hosseini on May 29, 2011 at 11:14 AM
+1 vote to B+W. I use B+W 110 & B+W 106. They are Excellent. If you use quality glasses use quality filters in front of them.