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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 375174" data-attributes="member: 13196">My advice is going to be different from Moab Man's. I haven't used the variable neutral density filter, but from what I've read here, it doesn't always work well. When rotating the ring, something happens--can't remember what it is, but hopefully people such as @<a href="http://nikonites.com/member-9240-backdoorhippie.html" target="_blank">BackdoorHippie</a> will explain why they no longer use one. It might have something to do with the effect being uneven across the image.A Circular Polarizer will cut the light slightly so in a way it acts as a weak ND filter. It isn't nearly as strong as a real one though. It will cut reflections on water and glass plus will pop your colors when used correctly. Comments I remember reading about ND filters say that 3-stops isn't always enough so you might want to start with a 6-stop. A 9- or 10-stop filter is really good, but the stronger they are, the more expensive they become. If you are using filters on wide angle lenses, some are made with a slim profile (thinner) which helps cut down on vignetting. You will notice more vignetting on wide angle lenses more than you will when using filters on normal and/or telephoto lenses unless you get the slim profile filters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hark, post: 375174, member: 13196"] My advice is going to be different from Moab Man's. I haven't used the variable neutral density filter, but from what I've read here, it doesn't always work well. When rotating the ring, something happens--can't remember what it is, but hopefully people such as @[URL="http://nikonites.com/member-9240-backdoorhippie.html"]BackdoorHippie[/URL] will explain why they no longer use one. It might have something to do with the effect being uneven across the image. A Circular Polarizer will cut the light slightly so in a way it acts as a weak ND filter. It isn't nearly as strong as a real one though. It will cut reflections on water and glass plus will pop your colors when used correctly. Comments I remember reading about ND filters say that 3-stops isn't always enough so you might want to start with a 6-stop. A 9- or 10-stop filter is really good, but the stronger they are, the more expensive they become. If you are using filters on wide angle lenses, some are made with a slim profile (thinner) which helps cut down on vignetting. You will notice more vignetting on wide angle lenses more than you will when using filters on normal and/or telephoto lenses unless you get the slim profile filters. [/QUOTE]

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