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It is my intention to purchase a few filters, including ND. I read in 'Mastering Filters for Photography' (Chris Weston) that MRC filters are highly recommended for digital photography due to digital sensors tendency towards picking up any stray light.

Given the price of MRC filters (e.g. B+W 77mm MRC ND) do you think they are really worth it - or only under certain circumstances?

Occasionally, I shoot outdoor events (team photos, etc.) and was thinking that an ND Grad might be useful to balance washed out/blown skies. And that got me wondering if I'd be better considering a filter set such as Cokin, Lee, etc.
Are those filters MRC?

There is an seller on eBay (I know many say no) offering a B+W single coated ND 77mm for around 53.00. Is that likely to be a 'second' (manufacturing reject), fake, or what would be wring with it exactly?
 
kartracer said:
It is my intention to purchase a few filters, including ND. I read in 'Mastering Filters for Photography' (Chris Weston) that MRC filters are highly recommended for digital photography due to digital sensors tendency towards picking up any stray light.

Given the price of MRC filters (e.g. B+W 77mm MRC ND) do you think they are really worth it - or only under certain circumstances?

Occasionally, I shoot outdoor events (team photos, etc.) and was thinking that an ND Grad might be useful to balance washed out/blown skies. And that got me wondering if I'd be better considering a filter set such as Cokin, Lee, etc.
Are those filters MRC?

There is an seller on eBay (I know many say no) offering a B+W single coated ND 77mm for around 53.00. Is that likely to be a 'second' (manufacturing reject), fake, or what would be wring with it exactly?
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I'm quite new to DSLR's but during my research most people mentioned Hoya filters.. so perhaps you could have a look at them.
 
MRC (Multi Resistant Coating) is just B+W's name for their version of multi-coating, which improves light transmission and reduces reflections/ghosting. It's one of the best.

Plain uncoated glass or resin (ie most grads) is least good, single coating improves things a lot, multi-coating is better, and then there is the top of the range multi-coatings which are also water and scratch resistant.

All filters are prone to flare and ghosting in difficult conditions, ie sunsets, bright lights at night, that kind of thing. It makes good sense to buy the best.
 
Hoya ND400 is a good alternative for long exposures. It is "only" 9 stops, but that is really enough, given the cast is minimal (very slightly cool), and it doesn't cause any ghosts or flare.

Nd grads are hit and miss in my books. The clean up the exosure really nicely unless the frame is complex. Unfortunately they flare and produce ghosts when shooting into the light. I have Lee resin system and really would like to get video grade coated glass stuff (mega expensive before anyone asked).
 
daugirdas said:
Hoya ND400 is a good alternative for long exposures. It is "only" 9 stops, but that is really enough, given the cast is minimal (very slightly cool), and it doesn't cause any ghosts or flare.

Nd grads are hit and miss in my books. The clean up the exosure really nicely unless the frame is complex. Unfortunately they flare and produce ghosts when shooting into the light. I have Lee resin system and really would like to get video grade coated glass stuff (mega expensive before anyone asked).
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That'll be a world first then.
 
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