hitech ND soft grad

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Looking at trying out the ND grad filter,if you were to try just one which would it be .
 
It depends on the scene really - in some instances a 0.3 won't be nearly enough, others the 0.6 will be too dark...

Don't know if they still do it but teamworkhpoto used to do a deal with 0.3/0.6/0.9 ND and GNDs and it was pretty cheap, might be worth waiting and saving a bit of cash, then you have the most flexibility.
 
I use the 0.6 and 0.9 almost equally. The 0.3 sits in the camera bag taking up space.
 
So a 3&4 stop would be the norm .

Not wanting to buy and find I wouldn't use them ,so looks like a toss up between the 3&4 stop to get started .
 
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Buying the set is more than I'm willing to spend at the moment ,
 
I just took a punt on a graduated ND filter from 7dayshop was around £20 Not had chance to use it properly yet & have no experience of them, so can't offer any real advise, but appeared to do a reasonable job of a misty walk down the canal.

Rob.
 
I had the set of 3 and never used the 0.3, majority of the time it's the 0.9. I've since moved to Lee filters and didn't bother to get a 0.6 or 0.3.
 
It depends if you're a fan of the massively over-graded look or not. I more often than not use a 0.3 or 0.6, with the 0.9 getting much less use. A combo 0.3 hard and 0.3 soft is often a useful combo as well
 
I must admit that I rarely use NDgrads but on the few occasions I have it's usually been either the 0.6 or 0.9

You'll not really get a definitive answer TBH - probably best to buy the set & see how you get on, Hitech aren't too expensive anyway and pretty decent for the money, better than Cokin

Simon
 
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