Cheap filters from eBay?

[AllFallD0wn]

Just wondered if anyone has bought the cheap filters on ebay (3 ND's for £12) and if they produced a horrible colour cast?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260772110837&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

This type of stuff? Anyone?

 

[fracster]

For £12, what do you think they will be like?..................

 

[AllFallD0wn]

For £12, what do you think they will be like?..................

Well, obviously they'll be crap, but how crap? Think I'll stick to getting Kood's and Cokin's @ 10 quid a pop

 

[fracster]

Well, obviously they'll be crap, but how crap? Think I'll stick to getting Kood's and Cokin's @ 10 quid a pop

I have the cokin P series, had them years and used them once.Hence my reluctance to spend a lot on filters, I don`t do much that requires them.

I seem to recall that you got a horrible purple cast if you stack them.

Like I said though, I don`t even know where they are I use them so little.................

 

[hollis_f]

Just wondered if anyone has bought the cheap filters on ebay (3 ND's for £12) and if they produced a horrible colour cast?

If this is what you'd call horrible, then yes. -

 

[objohn]

I actually really like that shot! It has great atmosphere

 

[hollis_f]

But it's nicer with the correct colours

 

[AllFallD0wn]

Was that clean-up easy to do? White balance? Or was it harder than that?

 

[AllFallD0wn]

Anyone?

 

[hollis_f]

Was that clean-up easy to do? White balance? Or was it harder than that?

Yup, custom WB in LR. Not quite the real colours, but good enough.

 

[AllFallD0wn]

Yup, custom WB in LR. Not quite the real colours, but good enough.

Well that's easy enough to fix. I guess I could also put a custom WB on the camera while shooting, after putting filters in too