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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 665785" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>You got me curious so I dug out my filters, gave the 0.9ND a good wash with soap water and made a few test shots of my yard from the second floor balcony. I provide links to flicker since these are the full jpegs straight out of camera and cannot be embedded in the forum. I think my memory served me well and I'll use these plastic pieces of ... well, plastic ... as air rifle targets next summer. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No filter, straight out of camera. Neutral or "flat" settings. This is the "control image" to compare the filter effect.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/40794091895/sizes/o/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/40794091895/sizes/o/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Lee 0.9 ND Grad Soft with neutral/flat settings. ADL off. The image is exposed 3 stops hotter than the first one thanks to the ND grad. Higher exposure reduces noise. But look at the thin branches in the top corners... looks like the oblique light rays don't like the plastic filter because there's a lot of chromatic aberration. Also I think there's some contrast loss (flare) caused by reflections off the filter. Furthermore, I think there's a weak greenish cast caused by the filter. Small details seem a little bit mushy too.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/26825140627/sizes/o/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/26825140627/sizes/o/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Vivid picture control, enhanced contrast and ADL at Extra High and no filter. My choice is to start with this image and process it to taste. I don't miss the filter one bit. The deepest shadows are noisier than with a filter, but the other benefits more than compensate the slight increase in noise, which anyway is hidden in the darkness of the shadows where it can't be seen.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/40974817584/sizes/o/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/40974817584/sizes/o/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 665785, member: 7240"] You got me curious so I dug out my filters, gave the 0.9ND a good wash with soap water and made a few test shots of my yard from the second floor balcony. I provide links to flicker since these are the full jpegs straight out of camera and cannot be embedded in the forum. I think my memory served me well and I'll use these plastic pieces of ... well, plastic ... as air rifle targets next summer. No filter, straight out of camera. Neutral or "flat" settings. This is the "control image" to compare the filter effect. [url]https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/40794091895/sizes/o/[/url] Lee 0.9 ND Grad Soft with neutral/flat settings. ADL off. The image is exposed 3 stops hotter than the first one thanks to the ND grad. Higher exposure reduces noise. But look at the thin branches in the top corners... looks like the oblique light rays don't like the plastic filter because there's a lot of chromatic aberration. Also I think there's some contrast loss (flare) caused by reflections off the filter. Furthermore, I think there's a weak greenish cast caused by the filter. Small details seem a little bit mushy too. [url]https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/26825140627/sizes/o/[/url] Vivid picture control, enhanced contrast and ADL at Extra High and no filter. My choice is to start with this image and process it to taste. I don't miss the filter one bit. The deepest shadows are noisier than with a filter, but the other benefits more than compensate the slight increase in noise, which anyway is hidden in the darkness of the shadows where it can't be seen. [url]https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/40974817584/sizes/o/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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