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Just got all my birthday money and looking to buy some filters.
I want the type that fit into the holder at the front but just got no idea what sort are the best and what sort are good value for money. oh I will need the holder too.

I will have around £150 to spend on filters so all advice welcome.

Thanks

spike
 
Lee are the bees knees, but you wont get much with £150.
Hitech do a kit of the holder and 3 ND grads for £150 on ebay, never used them though so cant comment on how they perform.
I'd avoid Cokin. They usualy have a horrible majenta/purple cast to the filters.
 
I use cokin and they dont have any cast to them so far as I can see :shrug:

Les
 
SpikeK6 said:
Hi

Just got all my birthday money and looking to buy some filters.
I want the type that fit into the holder at the front but just got no idea what sort are the best and what sort are good value for money. oh I will need the holder too.

I will have around £150 to spend on filters so all advice welcome.

Thanks

spike
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I'd imagine first thing to do is check what size filters your lenses take (should be written somewhere on the lens barrel). 77mm filters are ££ sadly, but that's the size that many faster zooms and ultrawide lenses use. Then think about what you'd use them for.

Polarizer - excludes or exaggerates reflections, reduces incoming light by 1.5-2 stops. Handy for landscapes, watersports etc, anywhere where light is reflecting off a surface.

ND filters - reduce incoming light, allowing you to have a longer exposure at a given aperture. ND2 passes 1/2 of the incoming light (1 stop filter, 2x shutter opening), ND4 passes 1/4 (2 stop filter, 4x shutter opening), ND8 passes 1/8 (3 stop filter, 8x shutter opening) and so on.

Graduated ND - reduce incoming light gradually along the filter. Used to darken the sky in landscapes.

The only filter I have I just got, a Kenko polarizer that I'll use for landscapes and wakeboarding. It's 77mm because the lenses I'll use it on (10-20 and 70-200) use that size. Planning on getting an ND8 or 16 at some point soon as well.
 
ausemmao said:
I'd imagine first thing to do is check what size filters your lenses take (should be written somewhere on the lens barrel). 77mm filters are ££ sadly, but that's the size that many faster zooms and ultrawide lenses use. Then think about what you'd use them for.

Polarizer - excludes or exaggerates reflections, reduces incoming light by 1.5-2 stops. Handy for landscapes, watersports etc, anywhere where light is reflecting off a surface.

ND filters - reduce incoming light, allowing you to have a longer exposure at a given aperture. ND2 passes 1/2 of the incoming light (1 stop filter, 2x shutter opening), ND4 passes 1/4 (2 stop filter, 4x shutter opening), ND8 passes 1/8 (3 stop filter, 8x shutter opening) and so on.

Graduated ND - reduce incoming light gradually along the filter. Used to darken the sky in landscapes.

The only filter I have I just got, a Kenko polarizer that I'll use for landscapes and wakeboarding. It's 77mm because the lenses I'll use it on (10-20 and 70-200) use that size. Planning on getting an ND8 or 16 at some point soon as well.
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The OP said he wants a slot system filter set, so he will only need filter adapter rings to allow the holder to fit the lenses. The filters will be 100x100 or whatever other sizes are available.
 
Well I got a filter holder off ebay and bought some Hitech Nd Grad filters to go with it.
All I need now is some more for the collection.
Also bought a Giottos mono pod with a Ball head, CPL filter, a book on filters by Lee Frost, and a partridge in a pear tree ha ha ha ha!!!

Thanks for the info guys

spike
 
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