ND Grad for Sensor

[EchoingWhisper]

Have any camera manufacturer thought of a ND grad for the sensor? The bottom the image have higher ISO and gradually decreasing the way up, which gives the same effect as a ND grad.

 

[Josh66]

I can't really say that I see the point when there is already 'regular' grad ND filters...

Seems like a solution without a problem to me...

 

[table1349]

I can't really say that I see the point when there is already 'regular' grad ND filters...

Seems like a solution without a problem to me...

:thumbup:

 

[EchoingWhisper]

I can't really say that I see the point when there is already 'regular' grad ND filters...

Seems like a solution without a problem to me...

To reduce flare? To reduce vignette? To reduce weight in your bag?

 

[table1349]

I can't really say that I see the point when there is already 'regular' grad ND filters...Seems like a solution without a problem to me...

To reduce flare? To reduce vignette? To reduce weight in your bag?

Flaring isn't an issue if you pay attention to where you are shooting and pay attention to the viewfinder. Flare is visible in the viewfinder. No vignetting issues with large square/rectangular filters. Weight is negligible.

How do you adjust the position of the graduation with your system? How do you adjust the angle of the graduation with your system? How do you adjust the density with your system? How do you apply two graduated bands at the top and bottom with a lighter band in-between with your system?

A front of lens ND filter system is very versatile and simple to use. Plus It does not add just one more thing to go wrong in body to take the body out of action. I do give you an A for effort though.

 

[EchoingWhisper]

Yea, I understand your point, just suggesting.

 

[fokker]

I've thought about this before, I can't understand why nobody has done it. Implementing something like this through software is not only more ceonvenient but also more flexible. It could easily be controlled so that the transition is not a straight line, but could follow curves or angles. You could have anything from a 1-stop grad ND to an 6 or 8-stop. And it's not yet another filter you have to buy a carry around and clean.

 

[table1349]

If it could be done with software it could, be done in Photoshop. It can't be done with Photoshop as this has to be a hardware solution not a software solution.

 

[Big Mike]

Lightroom has a pretty nifty grad filter tool. And since LR adjustments are used on the image before the RAW file is 'cooked', it's (probably) a better option than doing to an image file in Photoshop.

Of course, with Photoshop, you can used advanced masking techniques to apply the effects to precisely the areas you need/want to. Which is my main problem with using physical grad filters. I like to shoot mountain landscapes...and grad filters are made for a flat horizon.

 

[fokker]

There is a difference to doing it in camera compared to doing it in post though, if you clip the highlights or shadows in the camera then you can't bring it back.

 

[Garbz]

There is a difference to doing it in camera compared to doing it in post though, if you clip the highlights or shadows in the camera then you can't bring it back.

Clip the shadow's now there's an interesting concept in our world of 14bit ADC on the sensors. It's amazing how much you think is actually clipped in the shadows but actually isn't. On a modern DSLR you can boost the shadows so much the people of 2005 would swear you used a funky ND Grad. It's very rare that you see shadows and highlights truly clipped at the same time, save for shooting directly into the sun in which case a solid ND grad filter to balance the exposure is likely to make your photo look very bloody strange

 

[gsgary]

What would you do if you rotated the camera to portrait ?

 

[table1349]

What would you do if you rotated the camera to portrait ?

Rotate the mountain, waterfall, trees etc so the filter would work. :lmao: