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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 665780" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>Thumbs up for the pola, and a 10 stop ND filter would be nice. </p><p></p><p>About the ND grads... well I am not so sure in this day and age. I have a box full of Lee filters but the last time I touched them was at least 10 years ago. First of all, resin filters soften the image and are prone to flare and ghosting. These artefacts alone can ruin your image. </p><p></p><p>Secondly, current digital cameras have a lot of dynamic range and if you really put it to good use, you can expose for the highlights and lift the shadows with no penalty. In any case, if you insist on a ND grad go for the darkest (0.9) since the effect is subtle. And instead of resin get a good quality glass filter, like one of those manufactured by NiSi, or the Lee iRND series.</p><p></p><p>And all of this is just my opinion, feel free to disagree. But $355 sounds a lot for a few pieces of tupperware plastic. That would almost have bought you a D7200 instead of D7100.</p><p></p><p>Before shelling out one cent of your hard earned money, set the Active D-Lighting in your camera to HIGH and go out experimenting. Remember to bracket your landscape shots, try for example 5 images with one stop differences (-2 -1 0 +1 +2) and see what you get. I bet you a nice café latte you'll realize pretty soon that your camera is amazing and doesn't need pieces of plastic in front of the lens. You can forego the bracketing once you get the hang of the ADL and the interplay with the exposure meter in your particular camera.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 665780, member: 7240"] Thumbs up for the pola, and a 10 stop ND filter would be nice. About the ND grads... well I am not so sure in this day and age. I have a box full of Lee filters but the last time I touched them was at least 10 years ago. First of all, resin filters soften the image and are prone to flare and ghosting. These artefacts alone can ruin your image. Secondly, current digital cameras have a lot of dynamic range and if you really put it to good use, you can expose for the highlights and lift the shadows with no penalty. In any case, if you insist on a ND grad go for the darkest (0.9) since the effect is subtle. And instead of resin get a good quality glass filter, like one of those manufactured by NiSi, or the Lee iRND series. And all of this is just my opinion, feel free to disagree. But $355 sounds a lot for a few pieces of tupperware plastic. That would almost have bought you a D7200 instead of D7100. Before shelling out one cent of your hard earned money, set the Active D-Lighting in your camera to HIGH and go out experimenting. Remember to bracket your landscape shots, try for example 5 images with one stop differences (-2 -1 0 +1 +2) and see what you get. I bet you a nice café latte you'll realize pretty soon that your camera is amazing and doesn't need pieces of plastic in front of the lens. You can forego the bracketing once you get the hang of the ADL and the interplay with the exposure meter in your particular camera. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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