What filters do you use the most with your photography?

4 years 1 month ago #677608 by Travis Brunson
Aside from a polarized filter, which do you use the most?


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4 years 1 month ago #677613 by Nikon Shooter
Both on location and in studio, a vario ND.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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4 years 1 month ago #677621 by Patrick G
Polarized, 6 and 10 stop ND, and 3 stop graduated ND


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4 years 1 month ago #677655 by Pete Franko
Polarized filter, 3,6, and 9 stop solid ND, 3 stop soft edge nd


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4 years 1 month ago #677677 by Alvin Pignotti

Pete Franko wrote: Polarized filter, 3,6, and 9 stop solid ND, 3 stop soft edge nd


+1 just add reverse grade on my list too


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4 years 1 month ago #677721 by Overread
:agree: with the last two and add a variable ND to the mix


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4 years 1 month ago #677769 by Sharna Lee
Sold ND 3 and 9, and polarized filter


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4 years 1 month ago #677812 by Brachenland
I've acquired 2 types of space age plastic/resin which was never intended to be used as filters. But I've been using one them religiously over this last year. I was given 2 sample sheets of Yellow & a tinted coated material/plastics to use as filters for my setup. Again the yellow filter has been working very well and I can't wait till spring to start testing the tinted plastic materiel. According to my material source, this is a coated tinted plastic/resin that's suppose to offer a fixed 35% - 45% polarization effect without the use of rotating any rings with most CPL filters. just holding this material in the sunlight at the horizon, I can tell I'm going to be in for a big surprise when I actually start testing this setup.
So to answer you question: I'm currently use 2 filters, both space age materials but with different outcomes or effects as apparent with 2 images in my profile. 


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4 years 1 month ago #678550 by Zach Mosher
Have you found the resin ones scratch a lot?  I've stayed away from resin filters in fear that they would scratch so easily.   


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4 years 1 month ago #678898 by Kenya See
3 stop, 6 stop and 10 stop ND filters, polarized filter and soft edge ND


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4 years 1 month ago #678956 by Uplander
:agree:  Same here


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4 years 1 month ago #679061 by KCook
I rarely use any filter. Gave up on polarizers years ago. Once in a great while I will use a simple (not grad) ND 0.9

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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4 years 1 month ago #679066 by Brachenland

Zach Mosher wrote: Have you found the resin ones scratch a lot?  I've stayed away from resin filters in fear that they would scratch so easily.   

Zach this all depends on how careful one is when using them. As of yet, I've not scratched any of these filters, but doesn't mean it wont happen.

Also, because these are my own created filter I've added a touch point for orientation and some where to hold when placing in the Cokin mount. Filter manufactures want you to hold the sides, where as with my extended design, you can firmly hold from the top and not touch the sides. It's going to be interesting to see this spring when I start using these filters what their outcome will be.

I'll be looking to sell the Polarization filter to anyone who's already using the cokin system on their cameras. I'll create a thread when the time is right.


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4 years 1 month ago #679096 by Nikon Shooter

Nikon Shooter wrote: Both on location and in studio, a vario ND.


… and, of course, a CP!

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4 years 1 month ago #679519 by Crammer
CP is the one I use the most.  90% of the time.  That and 6 stop ND.


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