Fader ND Filter Neutral Density ND2 to ND400

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Has anyone used a Fader ND Filter with Neutral Density from ND2 to ND400, i have seen them in Camera Magazines and was wondering if anyone has one and are they any good. I have lee filters but was looking for some screw in filters for when i am on the move and dont want to keep having to put away my filters everytime i want to move.
 
I'v seen a few people comment that Faders don't offer the best quality although I spose that might have been overcome more recently.
 
Short answer is, they're rubbish. Long answer is, there are a lot of posts here on them if you want to know why.

LightCraft Workshop ND500 is good and cheap, also the Haida for only £40 seems okay. Seach for that on here also.
 
Moreorless said:
I'v seen a few people comment that Faders don't offer the best quality although I spose that might have been overcome more recently.
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HoppyUK said:
Short answer is, they're rubbish. Long answer is, there are a lot of posts here on them if you want to know why.

LightCraft Workshop ND500 is good and cheap, also the Haida for only £40 seems okay. Seach for that on here also.
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Thanks for your quick feed back
 
If you have the money you can get the Sing-ray Vari ND, I plan to buy one my self when I have the funds for now I'll stick with a set of ND filters.
 
Diadem said:
If you have the money you can get the Sing-ray Vari ND, I plan to buy one my self when I have the funds for now I'll stick with a set of ND filters.
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Seriously, it's no better than much cheaper versions using cross-polarisers. They all suffer the same problems, as stated on the Singh-Ray site.
 
Diadem said:
In all the samples Iv seen the sing-ray has performed better than the cheap versions.
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That may be because the Sing-Ray comes in quite a deep mount, so it can't be used with very wide-angles lenses without vignetting.

The wider the angle, and the further you turn it, the worse the dark cross effect becomes. It's inherant to the way they work.

Used at moderate densities, with not so wide lenses, they can be okay. But most people want to use wides and super-wides for landscapes, and high densities for long exposure effects, in which case a fixed density ND is much better, and cheaper.
 
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