An Introduction to Neutral Density Filters and Why You Need Them for Landscapes

[D-B-J]

Here's some examples of the holder/CPL on my Tokina 11-16mm 2.8 (on the D7000, so a crop sensor. Multiply the mm by 1.5 for the FX equiv.)--there were questions about it, so I'll post a few examples. The top right and left in the original has slight bit of black edge from the umbrella... whoops.

Nothing @11mm:


CPL @ 11mm:


CPL @ 12mm:


CPL @ 13mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters @11mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters @12mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters @13mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters @14mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters @15mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters @16mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @11mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @12mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @13mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @14mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @15mm:


CPL and Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @16mm:


Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters @11mm:


Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @11mm:


Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @12mm:


Lee Wide Angle Adapter with filter holder setup to hold 3 filters twisted 45 degrees @13mm:


Hope that helps somebody!

Cheers!
Jake

 

[D-B-J]

And here's pictures of the filters I have and use. Excuse the hand.. haha.

2 Stop Reverse Graduated Neutral Density, Hard Edged, Hitech:


Lee 1 stop Soft Edged Graduated Neutral Density:


Lee 2 Stop Soft Edged Graduated Neutral Density:


Lee 3 Stop Soft Edged Graduated Neutral Density:


Lee Big Stopper (10 stops):


Lee Little Stopper (6 stops):



Cheers!
Jake

 

[pgriz]

Pretty good exposition, Jake. What you're showing here is that if someone has questions about their setup, they should test it and see what they actually get. I know that with my own setup (1.6x crop factor, 10mm lens) I see vignetting with a CPL filter (regular mount, not thin mount), and certainly if I stack the filters. However, with a B&D 3.0 (10 stop) filter used alone, I get minimal vignetting at 10mm. I generally don't use the CPL filter with the wide-angle as it results in bands of extinction due to the extreme angle of view, that is not usually very appealing visually.

 

[D-B-J]

Pretty good exposition, Jake. What you're showing here is that if someone has questions about their setup, they should test it and see what they actually get. I know that with my own setup (1.6x crop factor, 10mm lens) I see vignetting with a CPL filter (regular mount, not thin mount), and certainly if I stack the filters. However, with a B&D 3.0 (10 stop) filter used alone, I get minimal vignetting at 10mm. I generally don't use the CPL filter with the wide-angle as it results in bands of extinction due to the extreme angle of view, that is not usually very appealing visually.

Glad you like it!


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