Lee Filters

[Paul Cronin]

Has anyone had any problems with their filters? I seem to have a brown tinge when I use my HD grads. I will put a picture up later.

 

[markmullen]

Auto white balance getting puzzled? Mine are very neutral, never have an issue even when stacked

 

[AJQS]

Fakes like mine, Real Lee filters don't have colour casts, or at least so I'm told.

 

[Paul Cronin]

Thanks for the reply, is there a way to tell if fakes Alan? I got all mine together on this forum and all packed in the Lee filter pouches. Otherwise might call Lee themselves.

 

[Canon Bob]

Why not try using the filter and shooting a close up with flash? If the colours are right when the WB is known then you can eliminate a filter colour cast and look at a WB issue.

Bob

 

[AJQS]

The only info on the net about spotting fakes is this http://www.ephotozine.com/forums/to...ny-substandard-ones-or-had-problems----101692

Mine fit the bill and may as well be tobacco grads not ND grads, but I bought them cheap and like warm images anyway so I'm not all that bothered, they're still better than Hitech or Cokin!

If you're in serious doubt then get Lee to confirm it.

 

[Roxo]

Do your filters have anything printed on them to identify that they are Lee filters. Mine are printed in a lime green colour in the top left and top right of the filter in small print. On the right side it has 08/12 (maybe a date mark) and on the right hand side, Lee .9ND G h. To identify the grad. I have both soft and hard sets and they are perfectly neutral when stacked. I have the 100mm x150mm sets.

 

[Paul Cronin]

I've been using them a while now, so very odd. Will call LEE and see what they say. Again thanks all.

 

[jerry12953]

I had a Lee ND grad years ago (in the film days) which gave a warm/brownish result with the Zeiss lenses I was then using.

Lee replaced it FoC but the second was just the same. I changed to Galen Rowell ND grads from the US which were perfect.

I've recently started using the same Lee filter again (digital now) and it seems perfectly neutral.

I can't explain it . One of life's great mysteries.

I imagine Lee would be helpful if you contacted them, though.

 

[TheAndyA]

I bought some 2nd hand Lee Soft ND grads recently and the graduation appears to have faded in some places. I got them very cheap, due to the faults, but they are still usable. Mine appear to be genuine, they have a date stamp of 06. They don't add a colour cast to the images as far as I've noticed.

 

[L55GDS]

I bought a second hand Lee .9 hard grad and it's always left a cast, I've just checked it against my other 3 Lee filters and low and behold the .9 hard grad is the only one without a date etched on so I assume I've been had and I've bought a fake.

 

[Paul Cronin]

Strangely its my 0.9 hard grad that seems to be the one with a tinge, although it has a date stamp and looks like all my other ones.