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Not being ready to spend out on Lee filters and wanting to do more landscape I set myself a £200 limit to invest in some filters.
After seeing the ten stop Haida recommended on the forum from Camera Gear UK I decided to start with that - they were extremely helpful, dispatched fast, exceptionally well packed and I would use them again.
I used my 50D on a tripod with the Canon 10-22 (very sharp) lens at 10-11 mm - it sometimes moved a tad while I was changing filters. I taped a white feather and a flower to the chair so I had something to focus on. My main interest is to see how sharp the pictures are so I have done this informal test and thought I would share in case anyone interested. They are shot raw, output from LR to PS, re-sized with two full sized crops added, one from the focus point and one from top left. No processing at all other than this unless stated
1. No filter at all 1/200 sec at f/9.0 10mm
2. Hoya Pro Digital MC Protector (which apart from today spends all its time on the camera) 1/200 sec at f/9.0 10mm
3. Hoya Circular polariser and my finger, had this for ages but thought I would included in this test, slight vingnetting at 10mm which disappears by 12ish-mm
1/25 sec at f/6.3 10mm
4. Haida Graduated Grey. Comes in nicely padded quite rigid plastic box,
This lens turns in its frame so you can change the angle of the graduation from top/bottom/side but is stiff and had dust on it and a small mark on the edge I have not been able to gently remove, might have to contact supplier about this but I cannot see it on picture - and I have looked (from Premier Ink and Photographic, next day delivery)
1/60 sec at f/8.0 10mm
5. Haida Slim Pro II MC ND3.0 1000x
Comes in nicely padded quite rigid plastic box. I have used curves on a small part of the full size crop just to lighten it for closer look.
1/4 sec at f/3.5 10mm
After seeing the ten stop Haida recommended on the forum from Camera Gear UK I decided to start with that - they were extremely helpful, dispatched fast, exceptionally well packed and I would use them again.
I used my 50D on a tripod with the Canon 10-22 (very sharp) lens at 10-11 mm - it sometimes moved a tad while I was changing filters. I taped a white feather and a flower to the chair so I had something to focus on. My main interest is to see how sharp the pictures are so I have done this informal test and thought I would share in case anyone interested. They are shot raw, output from LR to PS, re-sized with two full sized crops added, one from the focus point and one from top left. No processing at all other than this unless stated
1. No filter at all 1/200 sec at f/9.0 10mm
2. Hoya Pro Digital MC Protector (which apart from today spends all its time on the camera) 1/200 sec at f/9.0 10mm
3. Hoya Circular polariser and my finger, had this for ages but thought I would included in this test, slight vingnetting at 10mm which disappears by 12ish-mm
1/25 sec at f/6.3 10mm
4. Haida Graduated Grey. Comes in nicely padded quite rigid plastic box,
This lens turns in its frame so you can change the angle of the graduation from top/bottom/side but is stiff and had dust on it and a small mark on the edge I have not been able to gently remove, might have to contact supplier about this but I cannot see it on picture - and I have looked (from Premier Ink and Photographic, next day delivery)
1/60 sec at f/8.0 10mm
5. Haida Slim Pro II MC ND3.0 1000x
Comes in nicely padded quite rigid plastic box. I have used curves on a small part of the full size crop just to lighten it for closer look.
1/4 sec at f/3.5 10mm
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