Filter Holder, quick question...

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I am looking to start investing in some square filters for my landscape photography, but i havent actually seen anyone using them before. I was just wondering if a ring adapter and filter holder is all i need (obviously apart from the filters themselves).
I've put a link to one below, it seems that this is all thats required, just wanted to check.
Also, any recommendations of where to get it (and the filters), any popular manufacturers??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280390422771&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Thanks :)
 
Get Hitech Grads - whatever you do, do not buy Cokin grads. They are not neutral, and are notorious for colour casts.

Get a Cokin wide angle holder, and Kood / Cokin / Hightech attachment rings.
 
Sound advice form Puddleduck.
Recently given similar advice and have purchaced HiTech grads, Cokin Holder, with Kood adaptor rings. The Kood adaptor rings are much cheaper, than Cokin and do the same job. The Cokin holder is much cheaper than the Hitech holder and again does the same job. The Hitech grads are excellent.
I have gone for the 85mm size Hitech grads, with a Cokin P holder, which is adequate for my 17-35 lens on an aps-c sensor size, with no sign of vignetting.
You can get the Hitech filters from Teamwork Digital - http://www.teamworkphoto.com/index....s_id=7&zenid=9176e51845f6737d54f188439f295953
You get get the Cokin holder and Kood adaptor rings from Premier Inks -
http://www.premier-ink.co.uk/photographic/square-filters/p-type/-c-60_361_363.html
 
I should also have answered your original question, that you require an adaptor ring, the same size as the filter thread on your lens, for every lens you wish to use your filters on. Each different sized adaptor ring will fit your one filter holder. Then you just have to ensure that whatever type of filters you buy, are the correct size to fit your holder. Hope this helps.
 
Would I need Z-Pro for 12-24mm on crop OR 24-70mm on FF?

Is there much difference Hitech, Lee and Kood filters? Do you still find starburst, fog and other 'creative' filters useful with digital?

I don't want to buy again so I thought I'd ask.
 
It all comes down to your budget at the end of the day, I think most pros will tell you that Lee are the best that Money can buy but a set of ND gards, a 0.9 ND Proglass, a holder (foundation kit), a 105mm adaptor ring for the front of the filter holder, a couple of the alloy (wide) adaptor rings to fit your lenses and a 105mm circular polarizer will probably set you back well over £500.

That would be a very good landscape starter kit. As others have said choose from the makes that others here have mentioned but the filters mentioned above would probably be considered the basic lanscape kit, even if you dont go for lee.

There is a Photographic Holiday company in the Lake District called Lakeland Photographic Holidays, if you are serious about your lanscape photography you may want to look them up, one of the many things that you will learn while there is the use of filters, also anybody that has been one one of their holidays qualifies for a 15% discount on Lee filters.

I hope this helps
 
Peter10d said:
Sound advice form Puddleduck.
Recently given similar advice and have purchaced HiTech grads, Cokin Holder, with Kood adaptor rings. The Kood adaptor rings are much cheaper, than Cokin and do the same job. The Cokin holder is much cheaper than the Hitech holder and again does the same job. The Hitech grads are excellent.
I have gone for the 85mm size Hitech grads, with a Cokin P holder, which is adequate for my 17-35 lens on an aps-c sensor size, with no sign of vignetting.
You can get the Hitech filters from Teamwork Digital - http://www.teamworkphoto.com/index....s_id=7&zenid=9176e51845f6737d54f188439f295953
You get get the Cokin holder and Kood adaptor rings from Premier Inks -
http://www.premier-ink.co.uk/photographic/square-filters/p-type/-c-60_361_363.html
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Thanks for this.
 
Peter10d said:
Sound advice form Puddleduck.
Recently given similar advice and have purchaced HiTech grads, Cokin Holder, with Kood adaptor rings. The Kood adaptor rings are much cheaper, than Cokin and do the same job. The Cokin holder is much cheaper than the Hitech holder and again does the same job. The Hitech grads are excellent.
I have gone for the 85mm size Hitech grads, with a Cokin P holder, which is adequate for my 17-35 lens on an aps-c sensor size, with no sign of vignetting.
You can get the Hitech filters from Teamwork Digital - http://www.teamworkphoto.com/index....s_id=7&zenid=9176e51845f6737d54f188439f295953
You get get the Cokin holder and Kood adaptor rings from Premier Inks -
http://www.premier-ink.co.uk/photographic/square-filters/p-type/-c-60_361_363.html
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Is the Hi Tech V Cokin opinion one which others agree with ?

I only ask as I want to get a basic set of soft ND Grads this week before going on holiday. Trying to get these on a budget just now so I would certainly consider the Hi Tech set to fit Cokin P rather than Cokin if they're deemed to be better.

?????

Thanks
 
Thanks for all your help peeps :) shopping this weekend
 
dinners said:
Is the Hi Tech V Cokin opinion one which others agree with ?
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Yep, i've got two Cokin 8x ND's and they are fine on their own for exposures of a few seconds, but the colour cast becomes very hard to correct when you stack them or use longer shutter speeds.
 
Blue Eagle said:
Yep, i've got two Cokin 8x ND's and they are fine on their own for exposures of a few seconds, but the colour cast becomes very hard to correct when you stack them or use longer shutter speeds.
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Thanks for the reply as it's longer exposures I'll be trying.
 
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