15 stop filter usage vs 10 stop filter

7 years 5 months ago #506499 by Richard K Photography
I saw another thread here about 10 stop filters and it reminded me of this question.  I have a 10 stop filter that works just great.  I've been looking at one of those 15 stop filters:  www.singh-ray.com/shop/mor-slo-5-10-and-...ral-density-filters/  and wondering any caveats to using this filter?  


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7 years 5 months ago #506510 by effron
Just much longer exposure times....

Why so serious?
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7 years 5 months ago #506531 by Frost Photography
That is one serious filter.  Honestly, I didn't know they made ND filters that high. 

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7 years 4 months ago #506586 by Richard Taylor
Could you get a 30 second shot in daylight with that 15 stop filter?


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7 years 4 months ago #506590 by effron

Richard Taylor wrote: Could you get a 30 second shot in daylight with that 15 stop filter?


Yes..

Why so serious?
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7 years 4 months ago #506591 by Richard Taylor
That would make some very interesting shots with clouds and water.  I wonder what sort of color cast you would get with a 15 stop filter?


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7 years 4 months ago #506668 by Dan Spade
Here's a good clip on a 15 stop filter 



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7 years 4 months ago #506676 by effron

Richard Taylor wrote: That would make some very interesting shots with clouds and water.  I wonder what sort of color cast you would get with a 15 stop filter?


ALL ND filters create a color cast. its easy to fix in post, usually a quick WB adjustment....

Why so serious?
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7 years 4 months ago #506716 by FredTrips
Hitech makes a 16 stop ND filter 


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7 years 4 months ago #506738 by ShutterPal
Have any of you tried a Hitech ND filter?  How do they compare to Lee?


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7 years 4 months ago #506771 by Kenya See
I thought Hitech was a grade below Lee Filters?


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7 years 4 months ago #506819 by Kay Baker
I have a B+W 10 stop filter, however I don't use mine often.  I used it 2 times.  Once for making all the tourist to disappear around a church I was photographing, and the other I was making a river look all milky.  Plenty of stops for me, but again, I've only used mine twice.  


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7 years 4 months ago #506874 by effron
I use Lee and HiTech, the Lee filters  "look and feel" better but you wouldn't be able to find any difference pixel peeping. 

Why so serious?
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7 years 4 months ago #506906 by Colorado Mike
Now Lee hand dips their filters right?  Does Hitech?  


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7 years 4 months ago #506974 by EOS Man
15 stops is crazy, and they have 20 stop filters too!  

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