Hitech 1.2 ND grad - worth it?

[LongLensPhotography]

How good is this Hitech compared to Lee, which is quite hard to come by?

I have Lee 0.6 and 0.9 soft and 0.6 hard. I almost exclusively use 0.9 but sometimes have to stack with 0.6 to get strong enough effect. Would 1.2 solve the issue. I'd prefer to thin down my holder a little to suss out vignetting issue.

 

[GIZTO29]

I have the full ND Hitech set including hard and soft grads and the full NDs. So far though i hve only used the 0.9 soft grad and find it great. Quite a few people i speak to on Flickr use Lee and Hitech together (Lee ND & Hitech Reverse Grad) for example and one girl i know is currently using Hitech due to 2 of her Lee ND Grads blowing into the North Sea while shooting seascapes! Not both at once btw, 2 seperate incidents
Bare in mind you do get a Magenta cast if you stack the Hitechs. From what ive been told by people who have used the main brands Hitech are the next best thing. Ive bought all of mine and other filters from Teamwork Photo and cant recommend them enough if you havnt dealt with them.
Phil

 

[Peter10d]

I have been using Hitech for some time now, and only recently aquired Lee grads. My first impressions are that the Hitech filters are an aboslute bargain, as I am not finding much of a difference. I will continue using the Lee's in the hope that my money has not been wasted.