Welding Glass or filters

Grade 10 welding glass for me after waiting over a month for a ten stopper.
You can get welders glass down your local welding supplies for around 75p. Glue the ring on and you have it.
 
I have a piece of welding glass, and although it's good for 'having a go with', I think the quality of the image suffers (assuming you can correct the mental green colour cast!).

Worth spending a couple of quid on though to see if you want to invest in a 10-stopper.
 
Go with welding glass for a starter. If you really love it try a pricey filter maybe, but if it just sits in the bag then there's not much lost really.
 
Welding glass is fun and the green cast can be corrected almost every time.. I also had fun with a circular-linear polariser combination that wasn't too pricey and has the advabntage of having a variable strength (good for maybe 6-8 stops).. however you can get some strange artifacts that can't be corrected under some circumstances using cheap polarisers this way.
 
MatW said:
I think the quality of the image suffers (assuming you can correct the mental green colour cast!).
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Completely agree, BUT sometimes it gives a really cool effect that adds to the shot.

That said, I did get the B+W 10 stop filter and use it far more often than the green glass.
 
Never had a problem with correcting the colour cast. I set up a custom wb and touch wood, it has been ok. No doubt though if you are going to be doing lots of this type of photography you would be better with a proper big stopper.
 
I started the welding glass thing as a bit of fun for no money, it is not a proper filter but some of the results I have seen since its announcement have been pretty darn good. Get it and have a play. £2 isn't a lot to throw away if you don't enjoy using it. ;)
 
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