will lee grad work as nd

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Just bought a set of lee 150mm ndgrads & wondered if they will also work as a standard nd filter. I guess its unlikely with an wa lens but is it ok with a standard focal length?

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Simon
 
ChrisGilbert said:
Yes. As long as the angle of view isn't greater than the width of the grad part you can simply shoot through it and treat it as an ND.
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Yes, thanks...that's what I thought, has anyone had any problems with the filter not covering the whole frame and if so at what focal lengths - obviously I'll be trying ti out but would be interesting to know beforehand?


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I haven't tried this but I would imagine that a hard grad would make doing this alot easier / effective.
 
On a similar note my Dad has got away with using a standard ND filter to darken the sky, but not the ground, he's got it printed 16x24" and you can't tell.
 
HMansfield said:
How? By just having half of it covering the lens?
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Yes, along the horizon line.
 
On a similar line of thought, I suppose you could use the *edge* of a ND filter as a very hard edged ND grad if the filter was big enough and the angle of view narrow enough.......

edit: I see Lewis's dad already did this.....:bonk:

and Chris Gilbert......:bang:
 
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