Getting hard stops with a variable ND filter

9 years 6 months ago #398565 by Uplander
Is there any way to get a variable ND filter to have hard stops between different levels of ND? 


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9 years 6 months ago #398591 by Todd Knight
Not possible


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9 years 6 months ago #398625 by Ira Weber
I don't see how this could be done.  


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9 years 6 months ago #398698 by Monster
You'll need to go with the fixed ND filters for that 3, 6, 9 stops


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9 years 6 months ago #398760 by CanonKid
:agree:  

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9 years 6 months ago #398810 by Randy Shaw
Then it wouldn't be called a "variable" ND filter any longer ;)


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9 years 6 months ago #398949 by H Rocky
I tried one of these and what I don't like with the variable ND filters is that you get this weird "X" shades through our your image.  


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9 years 6 months ago #398952 by MajorMagee
It could be done electronically, but I've not see one for sale that was designed like that.  www.smarttint.com/


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9 years 6 months ago #398999 by Joves
I am guessing you want something that clicks into the stops. To my knowledge they do not make one, and most likely it would increase the cost enough that they would hardly sell. We they might but they would require a lot more work. The only way you will get what you are looking for is by using your cameras meter, and then stop rotating it when you hit your desired stop down. Otherwise you are just out of luck. I do not think even Singhray has this either, and if anyone would have a filter with a stop lock, it would be them. But then again look at what they get for their variable NDs.


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9 years 6 months ago #399008 by garyrhook

H Rocky wrote: I tried one of these and what I don't like with the variable ND filters is that you get this weird "X" shades through our your image.  


A cheap one, perhaps. Not all of them.


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9 years 6 months ago #399232 by W Cage
Speaking of variable ND filters, which are you all using?


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9 years 6 months ago #399248 by garyrhook

W Cage wrote: Speaking of variable ND filters, which are you all using?


I have an inexpensive Opteka which suffers from an X and purple tint at the far end (8 stops). But it was inexpensive, and it's not something I use much, so that's OK with me.


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9 years 6 months ago #399289 by effron
I have a Tiffen, okay at medium HD, but at the maximum power it does some weird stuff. Of course, it worked much better when a certain moron remembered to close or cover the viewfinder during a longer exposure........:whistle:
I haven't used it since getting the Lee system including the Big Stopper. (recommended).......;)

Why so serious?
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9 years 6 months ago #399678 by Conner
I've heard this about the lesser priced ones, which is supposed to work the best?


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9 years 6 months ago #400095 by D Hornick


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